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From: boz@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (John Boswell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Problem Compacting Stack
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Date: 20 Nov 88 10:35:19 GMT
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(eat me...munch munch)

Hi.
	I have run across a *very* annoying problem trying to compact a stack
I am writing.  Basically, when I first open the stack, it shows 9k free, and
179 total size.  Well, all I do is enter the background script (which is very
long...), and edit out ONE global variable (about 8 characters).  Upon checking
the freesize again, I notice it has jumped to 79k!  No problem, I figure, I'll
just "compact Stack".  HC chugs away for about 10 seconds, then reports:
"Unable to compact stack".  Bummer.
	Note that if I cut/paste buttons, etc. from another stack BEFORE I 
attempt to edit the bg, the freesize jumps up some 50k, but can be compacted.
Everytime I try to edit out that one global variable....freesize up 70k, and
"Unable to compact stack"  (even if I "put empty" into the global first..)
The problem is not disk space.... I have plenty of room on my harddisk.
I'm using a Mac Plus running system 6.0.2 and Finder 6.1.

	Any help is *greatly* appreciated!!

			thanks,

				John Boswell

				Dept. of Chemistry
				Dartmouth College
				Hanover, New Hampster  03755

				boz@eleazar.dartmouth.edu