Rob:
>>It can be done, as the folks at MetaCard have shown. I was able to decode
>>a (much simpler) Data General proprietary data structure by starting with
>>the simplest straucture (in this case a blank card), changing/adding items
>>& properties one at a time, and viewing the resulting file in an Octal or
>>Hex editor after each step to see where the additions/changes went.
>
Uli:
>
> any chances that you could try the same for HyperCard's stacks? I'm
>feeling really shot recently and am basically doing a few minutes'
>work on trying to track down the bug in XBlockFile. I'll probably
>release a snapshot of the sources soon so others can have a look,
>even though I would have preferred to upload a fully working version.
>
Rob:
OK, Uli (a) since it is you who is asking and (b) IF you can point me to a
cheap Octal/Hex editor.
Does Code Warrior include oct/hex editing capabilities? I've got v1.7.4.
>
>>I'm pretty much in the same boat: completing the last testing of the
>>HyperCard version of OenoLog while beta testing Runtime Revolution's new
>>MetaCard spin-off.
Uli:
> I've been meaning to have a look at RunRev myself, but I just can't
>find the time (7 hours of work each day sure cuts a good chunk out of
>your programming time). Is it really as good as it looks from the
>screen shots on the web site?
Rob:
I never played with MetaCard enough to make a good comparison, and in
truth, though I spent many hours going through the documentation and
tutorials of Build 1, Build 2 has been sitting untouched while I focused on
OenoLog for MacWorld.
>
>>My other excuse is I'm no longer willing to do the
>>low-level programming required to produce FreeCard's basic parts. When I
>>can script in FreeTalk, I will contribute more.
>
Uli:
> Pity. Maybe you have the time to go on another round of posting
>messages that we're looking for programmers in the newsgroups?
>Especially non-Mac programmers are still direly needed. Does that
>low-level-dislike include hacking HC's file format?
Rob:
My promotional effort is focused on getting Apple to carbonize HC; but I'll
try the hack if I can find the right tool...suppose I could write one in
HC? Probably not, since it has to handle null-terminated strings.
Rob Cozens
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