Re: standalone don't find images
Ken: I assume that this will work on the older versions of OSX and OS9 as well as Windows? Rick On Oct 26, 2005, at 3:21 PM, Ken Ray wrote: put the directory /Media into tMediaFolder ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: image display
In Metacard 2.5, mac or win how come this works: if the short name of graphic x = correctanswer then set the ink of graphic x to adMin end if but this doesn't: if the short name of graphic x = correctanswer then set the fill of graphic x to white end if Rick ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: image display
On Aug 10, 2005, at 8:41 AM, Klaus Major wrote: Hi Rick, In Metacard 2.5, mac or win how come this works: if the short name of graphic x = correctanswer then set the ink of graphic x to adMin end if but this doesn't: if the short name of graphic x = correctanswer then set the fill of graphic x to white end if probably because ink is a valid keyword and fill is not ;-) I knew it going to be embarrassingly simple :) thanks ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: image display
I am still using Metacard 2.5 On the Mac (OS--X.3) I have images with graphic objects (curve) overlaid. The object appearance is filled so that it will respond to a mouse click. The ink is set to noop. Depending on the student input, I want to outline the location of the object so that the student can see where it is and what it is outlining on the base image. To do this I set, in a script, the ink to admin. This leaves the base image visible with a cell now outlined by the graphic object. Now for the problem. When I move this to Windows XP and older, when I set the ink to admin I get the entire object filled with grey which obscures the underlying cell. I have tried every fill, nothing results in a simple line outlining the object. How can I make the object line visible without filling it. I tried unchecking the filled in appearance but then there is no mouse response. Rick ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: image display
Wilhelm: Thanks a bunch. On the Widows side I set the fill to 255,255,255 and the line width to 1 and the ink to srcAnd. Now it works. The outline of the object discloses the location of the cell it overlies. Rick On Aug 9, 2005, at 1:37 PM, Wilhelm Sanke wrote: On Tue, 09 Aug 2005, Rick Rice [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am still using Metacard 2.5 On the Mac (OS--X.3) I have images with graphic objects (curve) overlaid. The object appearance is filled so that it will respond to a mouse click. The ink is set to noop. Depending on the student input, I want to outline the location of the object so that the student can see where it is and what it is outlining on the base image. To do this I set, in a script, the ink to admin. This leaves the base image visible with a cell now outlined by the graphic object. Now for the problem. When I move this to Windows XP and older, when I set the ink to admin I get the entire object filled with grey which obscures the underlying cell. I have tried every fill, nothing results in a simple line outlining the object. How can I make the object line visible without filling it. I tried unchecking the filled in appearance but then there is no mouse response. Rick Hi Rick, with Windows I use fillcolor 255,204,102 with the ink set to srcAnd (which alternates with noop to achieve a flashing effect). You can see the effect in my Image and Words stack, which you can get from page Sample Stacks of http://www.sanke.org/MetaMedia From the description: Learning words through pictures in five different versions: Wordshow, Move and Click, Test and Learn, Test with Loop, Final Test. Basic part of the stack is an image with polygon overlays corresponding to the outlines of objects. Mode Test with Loop is an example for an instructional programs that allows the repetition of unsolved problems. Regards, Wilhelm Sanke ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: Screen refresh issue
Shari: Thanks. I'll give it a try. Rick On May 6, 2005, at 12:49 PM, Shari wrote: I found this in one of my scripts, am assuming I must have had a problem and this solved it. This was in a menu button. There was a menuPick handler and then this handler. on mouseUp lock screen wait 1 milliseconds unlock screen with visual effect plain very fast end mouseUp -- Mac and Windows shareware games http://www.gypsyware.com ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: screen refresh
On May 5, 2005, at 12:16 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: On 5/5/05 12:48 PM, Rick Rice wrote: quick guess: Did you check the alwaysbuffer of that image? Yes I did. Doesn't make any difference if it is set to true or false. How about the alwaysBuffer of the stack? What happens if you set that to true? I'll give that a try. I did the lock screen and that definitely made a difference when the card is already open and some other piece of script is executed. No more apparent wipe as field data or other images change. Rick -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: screen refresh
On May 5, 2005, at 12:16 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: On 5/5/05 12:48 PM, Rick Rice wrote: quick guess: Did you check the alwaysbuffer of that image? Yes I did. Doesn't make any difference if it is set to true or false. How about the alwaysBuffer of the stack? What happens if you set that to true? OK, just tried the alwaysBuffer of stack. Set it to true. Still got a little bit of flicker as the card opened. Copied the image off the card that didn't have the problem. Deleted the image from the problem card and pasted the copied image. Viola. problem gone. Not sure if I had to do both, but its fixed and I'm not screwing with it anymore. Thanks everyone. This list is great. Rick ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
screen refresh
I am using MeatCard 2.4.3 on a Mac OS-X I created a stack but when I create a standalone for windows or run it as a stack under metacard on Windows the screen refreshes from left to right. I never scripted that. I do have the script do a send mouseup to a button when the card opens What's really weird is if I open any script on the windows side and then save it there is no more of this left to right screen refresh. Please can anyone help Thanks Rick ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: Autostart a CD in MS Windows
At the root level of the CD burn the exe file then add an .inf file that you create in text edit that reads [autorun] open=thestandalonefile.exe Rick On May 4, 2005, at 2:16 PM, Mathewson wrote: Dear xTalk Afficionados, I am sure this one has been addressed before - but could not find it via an autostart search of the archives. If I make a stand-alone for MS Windows on a CD - how to I set it to autostart when the user pops the CD into their CD-drive? Grateful for help! Richmond Mathewson __ See Mathewson's software at: http://members.maclaunch.com/richmond/default.html ___ --- The Think Different Store http://www.thinkdifferentstore.com/ For All Your Mac Gear --- ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard ___ metacard mailing list metacard@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
libURL
I'm using MC 2.4.3 and Mac OSX The following doesn't work: on mouseUp start using libURL put url http://www.cariboo.bc.ca; into temp go temp end mouseUp How do I know if the libURL is present? If it's not present how do I load it? How do I make this work? Thanks Rick ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: pre-installed plugins
On Jul 23, 2004, at 4:24 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: I was thinking it might be useful to include the GoRevNet plugin in the MC IDE distribution. An excellent idea. Rick Rice Plan! I'd rather be surprised. ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
image display
I'm using metacard 2.4.3, Mac OS X I use the following script to display an image; on showtheimage global questioncard, answer, question set itemdel to / put item 1 of questioncard into question put item 2 of questioncard into answer put the filename of this stack into stackpath put simple/question into the last item of stackpath set the filename of image 1 of cd displayimage to stackpath go card displayimage end showtheimage All is fine until I create a standalone file. The image is not displayed. As well, even though I have the finder preferences set to display the extensions, the .app extension does not appear in the file name. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Rick Plan! I'd rather be surprised. ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
sending mail from MC
Is it possible to mail directly from a MC stack? My users will complete several activities and a final grade will be given. This grade, users name, ID and several other bits of information are put into a variable. How do I have this variable mailed to me? Does anyone have the script to do this? Will they share it? Thanks Rick Rice Health Sciences University College of the Cariboo ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
MC and Panther
I'm using MC 2.4.1 and Mac Panther. When I load a MC stack created under Mac OS 9.x using the above the stack is dimmed, I can't load it. When I use File Get Info and set the ownership permissions it's still dimmed. What am I missing? Thanks Rick ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: MC and Panther
Ken: Thanks a BUNCH!! Works great Rick On Thursday, March 18, 2004, at 11:25 AM, Ken Ray wrote: Rick, Sometimes the internal type/creator information on stack files gets wonky. To open you stack, open the message box and type: answer file Pick a stack:;if it then open stack it Then once the stack is opened, do a save and it will be usable (and visible) next time. Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Rice Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 1:04 PM To: Discussions on Metacard Subject: MC and Panther I'm using MC 2.4.1 and Mac Panther. When I load a MC stack created under Mac OS 9.x using the above the stack is dimmed, I can't load it. When I use File Get Info and set the ownership permissions it's still dimmed. What am I missing? Thanks Rick ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
htmltext
I have a large number of files I read into a field as htlmtext. For example a text file has: The production of blood cells is Linkcalled hemopoiesis/Link. Blood is one of the Bconnective tissues/B. When I read this into the field the B and the majority of the other html stuff works perfectly. However, the Link or GROUP does not. Anyone know what I'm missing? I using MC 2.4.3 and Mac OSX. Another question, how would I use img src= to link say image blood.jpg to the linked text above? I know this must be simple, but darned if I can get it to work. Thanks in advance Rick Rice Health Sciences UCC ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: htmltext
OK, I just figured out that if I add the a and /a tags the link tag works. ie aLinkcalled hemopoiesis/Link/a However, I still don't have a clue how to use the img src= tag. I would really appreciate the help, especially in the form of an example. Thanks Rick On Tuesday, March 9, 2004, at 12:35 PM, Rick Rice wrote: I have a large number of files I read into a field as htlmtext. The production of blood cells is Linkcalled hemopoiesis/Link. Blood is one of the Bconnective tissues/B. ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
filename in MacOSx
When I run a MC stack (2.4.3 Metacardcarbon) I get a filename for the stack such as /Data from old iMac/MetaCard Projects/Gerry copy/angiosv3 copy.mc When I make this stack a standalone I get the filename as: /Data from old iMac/MetaCard Projects/Gerry copy/angio2.app/Contents/MacOS/MetaCardCarbonMach-O I have the app in the same directory Gerry copy as is a directory with hundreds of images. I display the images using the set the filename. I insert the directory name and an / and the image name into the last item of the filename and then show the image. But now in the standalone all the extra junk on the end of the path means that when I insert the directory name and an / and the image name into the last item of the filename the path isn't correct and the image isn't displayed. How do I get around this? I could simply delete the last four items from the filename but then the image isn't displayed in the nonstandalone stack. Thanks for the help Rick___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
WebCT and MC/RR
The powers that be have become totally enamored with WebCT. It is seen as the be all and end all in instructional software. To me it's a pretty good piece of management software, but isn't instructional. So much for my soap box rant. Has anyone out there used a MC/RR stack within WebCT, linked WebCT to a stack or linked a stack to WebCT? If so, what did you do and how and are you willing to discuss or share what you've done. Probably best to answer off list so as not to consume bandwidth for more applicable scripting discussions. Thanks Rick Rice Sciences, Health Sciences University College of the Cariboo [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: stack on server
Thanks Richard, Scott, Ray and others. My original questions was: I want to run a stack (as a stand alone or not, whichever is best) directly from a web server. It turns out that the go stack URL www.whatever.bc.ca/server1/stack.mc works just as it is supposed to. The problem here was that the server had some permission set so that I could run an executable (even though this isn't what I wanted). When I ran the go stack URL I would get the stack a couple of times then not at all. It appears something was happening to use all the server resources. This is fixed and all is well. Well almost. On the stack on the server I have a script which has put the filename of this stack. It always returns empty. How do I get the path of the stack on the server? Rick ::: :: PLAN!! I'd rather be surprised. :: F.A. (Rick) Rice, Instructor [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: Div. of Sciences and Health Sciences Phone: (250) 828-5424 :: The University College of the Cariboo Fax: (250) 828-5450 :: 900 McGill Road :: Box 3010 :: Kamloops, BC :: V2C 5N3 ::: ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
stack on server
I want to run a stack (as a stand alone or not, whichever is best) directly from a web server. I want to be able to distribute a small stack (standalone, Mac and Win) that the user will run on their computer and when they click a button the stack on the web server will run. I have tried various combinations of go stack url and run stack url with no luck. I am using version 2.4.3 and developing on a Mac OS9 Can anyone help? Thanks Rick ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
filename property
Has there been a change in the filename property in 2.4.3? When I use put the filename of this stack into imagelocation the variable imaglocation is blank. It used to come back with the full path for the stack. Thanks Rick ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: filename property
Sorry folks, I figured it out. Actually I really don't know what the answer is and I have asked on the list previously and didn't get an answer. The problem is I have a stack on my hard drive with a button that is scripted to: on mouseUp go url http://www.cariboo.bc.ca/SCHS/AHT/downloads/DiffsV2/wbc_diffs.mc; end mouseUp The stack it is sent to is a standalone on our DNS server. If I use the filename property on the stack on my hard drive it works. When I use the filename property on the server it comes back empty. rick Ken Ray wrote: Rick, It works for me. I launched MC 2.4.3, opened the message box and typed: put the fileName of this stack and got C:/Program Files/MetaCard 2.4.3/mchome.mc Is this on a Mac? (Not that it should make a difference...) Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ - Original Message - From: Rick Rice [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 2:11 PM Subject: filename property Has there been a change in the filename property in 2.4.3? When I use put the filename of this stack into imagelocation the variable imaglocation is blank. It used to come back with the full path for the stack. Thanks Rick ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard -- ::: :: PLAN!! I'd rather be surprised. :: F.A. (Rick) Rice, Instructor [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: Div. of Sciences and Health Sciences Phone: (250) 828-5424 :: The University College of the Cariboo Fax: (250) 828-5450 :: 900 McGill Road :: Box 3010 :: Kamloops, BC :: V2C 5N3 ::: ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
running a stack on a server
I have a stack (not a standalone) on our Novel NDS server called urldemo.mc. The stack was created with Metacard 2.3.2. I have a standalone on my computer called demourl.exe. This standalone has 2 buttons a launch and a quit. The launch button has in the mouseup go url theActual/pathTo/urldemo.mc When I run the standalone the stack runs directly from the server, however, when I have it try to get its current path using get the filname of this stack it returns empty yet if I run this stack directly on my computer it is able to get its current path. I'm sure all this used to work many months ago but when I tried it today it isn't able to read its path on the server. Has there been a change in something in the last few months that is messing me up? Rick -- ::: :: PLAN!! I'd rather be surprised. :: F.A. (Rick) Rice, Instructor [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: Div. of Sciences and Health Sciences Phone: (250) 828-5424 :: The University College of the Cariboo Fax: (250) 828-5450 :: 900 McGill Road :: Box 3010 :: Kamloops, BC :: V2C 5N3 ::: ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
image protection
I have developed a MC application for one of the instructors. It allows the user to view images from a huge data base. All the images are in various folders on a CD and are imported and displayed individually. The owner of the images has just realized that the images can be easily copied from the CD. I don't want to try to import all the images into the stack as some form of copy protection as this would make the stack huge and take forever to load. Is there any way to hide, encrypt, whatever, the images so that they are not as easily seen and copied and still keep the actual stack small and fast loading. This stack runs from an autoload, hybrid CD on both Mac and WinDOZ platforms. Thanks Rick ::: :: PLAN!! I'd rather be surprised. :: F.A. (Rick) Rice, Instructor [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: Div. of Sciences and Health Sciences Phone: (250) 828-5424 :: The University College of the Cariboo Fax: (250) 828-5450 :: 900 McGill Road :: Box 3010 :: Kamloops, BC :: V2C 5N3 ::: ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
adding objects to groups
How do you add objects to a group? I have an image which is 4 times larger in area than the screen window. The image contains various cells. I want to draw an oval around various cells and then group the ovals and image so when the image is moved the ovals move as well and remain around the cell I drew it around. Now here's the problem. I can draw the ovals and group then with the image but then I have to move the image so a different area is in the window I run into a problem. I can draw ovals around the cells in the new area but how do I group these new ovals with the previous group? Hope this description makes sense. Thanks Rick ::: :: PLAN!! I'd rather be surprised. :: F.A. (Rick) Rice, Instructor [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: Div. of Sciences and Health Sciences Phone: (250) 828-5424 :: The University College of the Cariboo Fax: (250) 828-5450 :: 900 McGill Road :: Box 3010 :: Kamloops, BC :: V2C 5N3 ::: ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: adding objects to groups
Thanks Mark. I knew it had to be real easy. Rick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday, January 16, 2002, at 08:30 AM, Rick Rice wrote: How do you add objects to a group? snip--- Simply use the following to get an object that is not in a group, into a group. copy graphic oval to group groupNameHere then you need to delete the original control that is not in the group. -Mark Talluto ::: :: PLAN!! I'd rather be surprised. :: F.A. (Rick) Rice, Instructor [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: Div. of Sciences and Health Sciences Phone: (250) 828-5424 :: The University College of the Cariboo Fax: (250) 828-5450 :: 900 McGill Road :: Box 3010 :: Kamloops, BC :: V2C 5N3 ::: ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
Re: number entry in field
No I haven't. Wana bet it's something as simple as this? Thanks a bunch. Ken Ray wrote: Rick, Have you checked to see if Num Lock is turned on? There should be a light on the keyboard above the numeric keypad that indicates the Num Lock status. Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ - Original Message - From: Rick Rice [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 9:21 AM Subject: number entry in field I have a field into which the user enters a number. On some Widows platforms the field will not accept numbers entered from the key pad, only numbers entered from the keys across the top of the keyboard. Does anyone know what the problem is and what the fix could be? Thanks ::: :: PLAN!! I'd rather be surprised. :: F.A. (Rick) Rice, Instructor [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: Div. of Sciences and Health Sciences Phone: (250) 828-5424 :: The University College of the Cariboo Fax: (250) 828-5450 :: 900 McGill Road :: Box 3010 :: Kamloops, BC :: V2C 5N3 ::: Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list. -- ::: :: PLAN!! I'd rather be surprised. :: F.A. (Rick) Rice, Instructor [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: Div. of Sciences and Health Sciences Phone: (250) 828-5424 :: The University College of the Cariboo Fax: (250) 828-5450 :: 900 McGill Road :: Box 3010 :: Kamloops, BC :: V2C 5N3 ::: Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
go stack
Actually I have two questions and, of course, two requests for help. :) I have a go stack it line in a standalone. It refers to another standalone. It doesn't go to the second standalone. If the it variable points to a stack which hasn't been converted to a standalone it works. Is this normal? Second, I'm trying to create an autostart hybrid CD using Toast on a Mac. I wrote an autorun.inf file with the lines: [autorun] OPEN=autostart.exe using SimpleText. I place the .inf file at the root of the WinDoz side of the CD and the autostart.exe standalone at the root level as well. It doesn't work. When I double-click the autostart.exe standalone from within My Computer the standalone runs just fine. When I open the inf file on the widows the file consists of a single line [autorun] OPEN=autostart.exe with black square blocks between the [autorun] and the OPEN=autostart.exe and immediately following the OPEN=autostart.exe. I assume the blocks are in fact return characters and so the OS must interpret the file as having two lines. Can I write the inf file on the Mac using Simpletext or does it have to be written on the windows side? Is the command OPEN=autostart.exe case sensitive? ::: :: PLAN!! I'd rather be surprised. :: F.A. (Rick) Rice, Instructor [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: Div. of Sciences and Health Sciences Phone: (250) 828-5424 :: The University College of the Cariboo Fax: (250) 828-5450 :: 900 McGill Road :: Box 3010 :: Kamloops, BC :: V2C 5N3 ::: Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
Re: error with resource mover
Mark: Thanks for the suggestion. I'm not sure if I moved the resources in on the Mac side or not. I know I have done this in the past, ie moved the resources in on the mac then moved that stack to the PC and had no problem when I used the resource mover on the PC side. Do you know of any way to check and see if the resources are in fact attached on either the Mac side or the PC side. When you examine a Mac stack with Resedit you get a whole bunch of listed things but darned if I know which ones are attached by the resource mover. Actually I just thought of a way to tell, at least on the Mac. Create a test stack, check it with Resedit, use the resource mover and check again. But what about the PC side? I tried to use the delete resources on the PC side and then add them back but I get the same error. This resource mover error and my ongoing fight with trying to get a movie to play on the PC side has really put me way behind the deadline. I really do need help :) Mark Talluto wrote: Did you make sure that you did not have the resources already there from the Mac side? I always have the stack with no resources in it transfer over to the PC side and get them inserted from there. Just a thought. -Mark Talluto On Monday, June 11, 2001, at 10:20 AM, Rick Rice wrote: I'm trying to create a standalone on the PC. The stack was created on a Mac and I created a standalone there. I moved the stack (not the mac standalone) to the PC, launched it using file:open, selected tools:resource mover, clicked start move and get the error chunk: no such object in button start move of stack resource mover of stack mctools.mc I downloaded the most recent release version of MC and still get the same error. I would appreciate any and all help. Thanks Rick Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list. -- ::: :: PLAN!! I'd rather be surprised. :: F.A. (Rick) Rice, Instructor [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: Div. of Sciences and Health Sciences Phone: (250) 828-5424 :: The University College of the Cariboo Fax: (250) 828-5450 :: 900 McGill Road :: Box 3010 :: Kamloops, BC :: V2C 5N3 ::: Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
error with resource mover
I'm trying to create a standalone on the PC. The stack was created on a Mac and I created a standalone there. I moved the stack (not the mac standalone) to the PC, launched it using file:open, selected tools:resource mover, clicked start move and get the error chunk: no such object in button start move of stack resource mover of stack mctools.mc I downloaded the most recent release version of MC and still get the same error. I would appreciate any and all help. Thanks Rick Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
AVI won't play
As usual, if it weren't for the last minute and deadlines I'd get nothing done. Of course this approach does tend to increase the tension level. At any rate, I created a stack on a Mac. From a button on the first card I can run an mepg called IntroSong.mpeg. When I move to the Windows machine I get a can't play movie error. I converted it to an AVI with Quicktime pro (on the Mac), same error when I move the AVI file to the windows platform. The script does provide the entire path C:/myprograms/metacard/IntroSong.avi Mac 8500, MC 2.3. Windows95, Pentium III, MC 2.3 Any help would be greatly appreciated. Rick ::: :: PLAN!! I'd rather be surprised. :: F.A. (Rick) Rice, Instructor [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: Div. of Sciences and Health Sciences Phone: (250) 828-5424 :: The University College of the Cariboo Fax: (250) 828-5450 :: 900 McGill Road :: Box 3010 :: Kamloops, BC :: V2C 5N3 ::: Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
Re: AVI won't play
Further to the message I posted earlier. Now a stack that used to play AVI movies won't play them anymore. I get Play: can't read sound or movie from file I recently installed the latest version of QT for windows. Could this have screwed things up. I don't remember if the stacks that used to work were created with the version of MC now being used to run the stacks. Rick Rice wrote: As usual, if it weren't for the last minute and deadlines I'd get nothing done. Of course this approach does tend to increase the tension level. At any rate, I created a stack on a Mac. From a button on the first card I can run an mepg called IntroSong.mpeg. When I move to the Windows machine I get a can't play movie error. I converted it to an AVI with Quicktime pro (on the Mac), same error when I move the AVI file to the windows platform. The script does provide the entire path C:/myprograms/metacard/IntroSong.avi Mac 8500, MC 2.3. Windows95, Pentium III, MC 2.3 Any help would be greatly appreciated. Rick Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
Re: AVI won't play
What's even more weird is that a standalone created sometime ago continues to play the AVI files even though the non-standalone of the same stack launched as normal through MC home will not play the exact same AVI files. I get the Play: can't read sound or movie in file message. thanks I still need help Rick Jacqueline Landman Gay wrote: Rick Rice wrote: As usual, if it weren't for the last minute and deadlines I'd get nothing done. Of course this approach does tend to increase the tension level. At any rate, I created a stack on a Mac. From a button on the first card I can run an mepg called IntroSong.mpeg. When I move to the Windows machine I get a can't play movie error. I converted it to an AVI with Quicktime pro (on the Mac), same error when I move the AVI file to the windows platform. The script does provide the entire path C:/myprograms/metacard/IntroSong.avi Mac 8500, MC 2.3. Windows95, Pentium III, MC 2.3 Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm not sure about QT 5.0, but QuickTime 4 and under does not support mpg files on Windows. I haven't tried AVI files. Whenever I've needed cross-platform music or sound, I use AIFF, which works great on both platforms. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
Re: [OT] Scriptics.com? Osterhaut gone?
andu: Is this it? http://dev.scriptics.com/doc/scripting.html andu wrote: I've been looking for the Osterhaut paper on "Scripting: Programming for the 21st Century", but it seems the Scriptics.com server is offline -- for about a month now. ::: :: PLAN!! I'd rather be surprised. :: F.A. (Rick) Rice, Instructor [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: Div. of Sciences and Health Sciences Phone: (250) 828-5424 :: The University College of the Cariboo Fax: (250) 828-5450 :: 900 McGill Road :: Box 3010 :: Kamloops, BC :: V2C 5N3 ::: Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
tabkey and tabstops
How do I use tabstops and tabkey to put the contents of two variables into a field? I tried: set the tabstops of cd field 1 to "10,50" put variable 1 tabkey variable 2 into cd field 1 All I get is an error message. Thanks Rick ::: :: PLAN!! I'd rather be surprised. :: F.A. (Rick) Rice, Instructor [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: Div. of Sciences and Health Sciences Phone: (250) 828-5424 :: The University College of the Cariboo Fax: (250) 828-5450 ::: Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
Re: tabkey and tabstops
Thanks for the suggestion Philip but I still get a "can't find handler" error for on mouseUp global gquestion, gthisanswer set the tabStops of cd field 5 to "10,50" put gquestion tab gthisanswer into cd field 5 end mouseUp Rick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: try: set the tabStops of field 1 to "10,50" put variable1 tab variable2 into field 1 Philip Chumbley How do I use tabstops and tabkey to put the contents of two variables into a field? I tried: set the tabstops of cd field 1 to "10,50" put variable 1 tabkey variable 2 into cd field 1 All I get is an error message. Thanks Rick : Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
Re: tabkey and tabstops
Philip and everyone else who must be shaking their heads in dismay. There is a very significant difference between in and into. Your suggestions works great. Thanks again Rick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: try: set the tabStops of field 1 to "10,50" put variable1 tab variable2 into field 1 Philip Chumbley How do I use tabstops and tabkey to put the contents of two variables into a field? I tried: set the tabstops of cd field 1 to "10,50" put variable 1 tabkey variable 2 into cd field 1 All I get is an error message. Thanks Rick ::: :: PLAN!! I'd rather be surprised. :: F.A. (Rick) Rice, Instructor [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: Div. of Sciences and Health Sciences Phone: (250) 828-5424 :: The University College of the Cariboo Fax: (250) 828-5450 ::: Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list. -- ::: :: PLAN!! I'd rather be surprised. :: F.A. (Rick) Rice, Instructor [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: Div. of Sciences and Health Sciences Phone: (250) 828-5424 :: The University College of the Cariboo Fax: (250) 828-5450 :: 900 McGill Road :: Box 3010 :: Kamloops, BC :: V2C 5N3 ::: Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
Ask ans Answer dialog
I wrote a stack a couple of MC versions ago. When I run it now and attempt to use the Ask or Answer dialog I get an error mesage. The only way out is to quit MC. I'm working on a Mac. I had used the resource mover on the original stack to create a standalone. ::: :: PLAN!! I'd rather be surprised. :: F.A. (Rick) Rice, Instructor [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: Div. of Sciences and Health Sciences Phone: (250) 828-5424 :: The University College of the Cariboo Fax: (250) 828-5450 :: 900 McGill Road :: Box 3010 :: Kamloops, BC :: V2C 5N3 ::: Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
more on the ask aanswer dialog
I just posted re an older stack now running under MC 2.3.2 and the hang when the ask dialog or answer dialog executes. Here is a little more detail. I figured that as I had imported the answer and ask dialog stacks with the resource mover that some incompatability now exists so I tried in the message box delete stack "ask dialog" of stack "/Macintosh HD/Desktop Folder/Phelbotomy/Phlebotomy1.mc" I then tried: delete stack "ask dialog" of stack "Macintosh HD/Desktop Folder/Phelbotomy/Phlebotomy1.mc" No matter what, I get the following execution error "Chunk: can't find stack" Object field "Message Field" of card "message Box Card" of stack "Message Box" of stack "/Macintosh HD/Desktop Folder/Metacard" I'm on a DVD iMac System 9 128 RAM using MC 2.3.2 Rick Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
database stack
My wife asked if I could put together a stack which would allow her to store her library of sheet music. She wants to be able to search by title, author, artist, date, and category. After an hour or two it occured to me that someone has probably already done this. Does anyone have a stack like, or similar to, this they are willing to share? I searched shareware and download.com but my Mac searches came up empty. Any suggestions? Rick : :: PLAN!! I'd rather be surprised. :: F.A. (Rick) Rice, Instructor [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: Div. of Sciences and Health Sciences Phone: (250) 828-5424 :: The University College of the CaribooFax: (250) 828-5450 :: Kamloops, BC : Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard@lists.runrev.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
