On Wed, 6 Oct 1999, Dominique Busso wrote:
> 1) how can I export an "image" capture of a card?
import snapshot from rect <rect>
export paint to file <"/mypaint.pbm">
This will export to a Portable Bitmap format file that, in my experience,
Graphic Converter will open and that will also reimport into MetaCard. I
doubt many other Mac/Windows apps would open it though...
Alternatively, failsafe card exporting to native formats may be achieved
with our Externals Collection. Invisible cards may also be exported:
<http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/external.htm>
> 2) has someone already use an external protection key (like the Rainbow
> Sentinel...) with Metacard? What would be your recommandation (needed for
> Mac and Windows)?
Can you elaborate on what you are trying to do here?
> 3) is to launch external applications from Metacard? which technic would
> you recommand?
> (AppleEvents on Mac.. windows?)
The launch command may be used on Mac and Windows for opening specified apps
- and specified documents in specified apps. If you want to open a document
without first knowing the application, our previously mentioned external
permits opening of documents without specifying an app i.e. like
double-clicking the document in the OS.
Check out <http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/metaclass.htm>. The using files
with MC article has info' on opening apps and documents.
Cheers,
Alan
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