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From: patnaik@adm.ARPA (William Stanberg )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: HC and expert systems, task-to-task communication
Message-ID: <17300@adm.ARPA>
Date: 12 Oct 88 22:14:26 GMT
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Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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Sorry I had to post this, my mailer wouldn't work..

I am interested in using Hypercard as a front-end to a graphics/data
manipulation program.  Since this program is expected to be quite large
and complex, I do not think I can use it as an XCMD.  I was thinking
of using files to pass information between the program and Hypercard.  However,
I still have to deal with the problem of task-to-task communication; I need
to let the other program know when one finishes.

Can you send me some information on how you are doing this?  I am just now
beginning to work on this problem.  I am not a MAC programmer, though I have
a lot of experience on other machines.  Any help you can give will be 
appreciated.

Thanks.

Gopal Patnaik

p.s.  ANY help will be appreciated