[net.sources.mac] SetFile DA problem

wolfl@zaphod.UUCP (Wolf Lunscher) (03/04/86)

I have a problem with the SetFile DA, V?.

The following is the scenario:

-I converted an old-DA-mover version of SetFile (Fred, Sam & Dave
 Software), loaded from the net some months ago, and converted it 
 to the new DA file format using Donald Brown's DA Converter V1.0 
 (which has coverted other DAs successfully).

-SetFile was installed using Font/DA Mover V2.3.

-The DA can then be invoked but on attempting to open a selected file
 a severe system crash (ID = 10) occurs requiring a power off recovery.

-Strangely, when SetFile is installed temporarily using Thomas Newton's 
 DA Sampler program, it works very well, but is removed on quiting 
 the Sampler.  This is the way I'm currently forced to use this DA.

Does anyone out there know what the problem is, and how it can be 
repaired?  It seems that there can't be anything too seriously 
wrong with the DA if Sampler will run it without incident.


				Wolfram Lunscher
				Develcon Electronics

roman@sigma.UUCP (03/08/86)

In article <413@zaphod.UUCP> wolfl@zaphod.UUCP (Wolf Lunscher) writes:
>
>I have a problem with the SetFile DA, V?.
>   [...]
>-The DA can then be invoked but on attempting to open a selected file
> a severe system crash (ID = 10) occurs requiring a power off recovery.

I had a similar problem - it appeared to be an interaction between
SetFile and FadeToBlack, as the problem only occurred with both DAs
installed.  It happened even when the only DAs were these two and
the Control Panel.  Perhaps the author of FadeToBlack could look
into this?
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