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From: tomj@oakhill.UUCP (Tom Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Setting userLevel at openStack time
Summary: It don't seem to want to work!
Keywords: openStack HyperCard userLevel
Message-ID: <3026@oakhill.UUCP>
Date: 28 Feb 90 19:10:22 GMT
Reply-To: tomj@oakhill.UUCP (Tom Johnson)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Motorola Inc., Austin, Texas
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I'm haveing a problem that I can't seem to resolve, soooo... I thought I might
just try the net.

Here's the scenario:  I have a stack I developed for internal use. It works
great, does everything it is supposed to do, and is loved by all who use it.
(stroke, stroke, stroke  :>))  I don't want the grungy users munging around
in my pristine scripts, so I decide to set the userLevel to 2 at openStack
time.  I also add a nifty password capability so I can get back to userLevel
5 whenever I want.  I also trap all "set" messages, and if the password
check has not been met, and the keyword "userLevel" is in the "set" message,
just beep, otherwise pass the set on.  Everything works great EXCEPT the
request to set the userLevel to 2 on openStack!  I've tried everything I can
think of:
	1)  use a "send 'set UserLevel to 2' to Hypercard"
	2)  issue a "set userLevel to 2" after tricking the password checker
	3)  every possible variation on the above 2, and in every possible
	    position of the openStack handler.

The "set userLevel to 2" works fine, as long as it is NOT in the openStack
handler.  What's going on?

Particulars:  Hypercard 1.2.2, MacIIcx 8/80, bunches of inits (although I
	      don't believe these are causing any problems).

Any answers out there?

Tom Johnson  (tomj@oakhill.UUCP)

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