ric@islenet.UUCP (Frederick Lee) (12/13/87)
I recently downloaded an Apple Technical Note from the Mac Dev. group on
CompuServe: TN176 MacPlus SIMMS (.5-4 MB), listed as TN0176.DR1.
I assume that this is a MacDraw picture. But when I try to display it with
MacDraw, I get: "The Document Doesn't Have The Proper I.D." Alert. An OK
click yields the same alert. Two duplicate alerts before quiting.
I'm using MacDraw 0.9.4 - 1984 edition...rather old.
The resultant document/drawing icon has been changed to a MacDraw-like icon
but no further development.
Is there a way to edit the 'I.D.'? I have a sample MacDraw drawing but can't
find its I.D. via Fedit to copy.
...Any suggestions?
I hate to waste this drawing after spending about 30 minutes downloading it.
- Ric. {ric@islenet.UUCP}han@apple.UUCP (Byron Han) (12/15/87)
In article <3693@islenet.UUCP> ric@islenet.UUCP (Frederick Lee) writes: >I recently downloaded an Apple Technical Note from the Mac Dev. group on >CompuServe: TN176 MacPlus SIMMS (.5-4 MB), listed as TN0176.DR1. > > [deleted] > >I'm using MacDraw 0.9.4 - 1984 edition...rather old. > >...Any suggestions? > First of all, you should not be running version 0.9.4. It is a pre-release version and is therefore buggy. The copy you have is (in all probability) not a legitimate copy. Please do not use it anymore and destroy it. The current version of MacDraw is 1.9.5 and may be purchased from your authorized Apple dealer. Call 1-800-538-9696 for dealer nearest to you. Essentially, the problem you are running into is that the MacDraw document is flagged with a version number. 1.9.5 uses a later document version than 0.9.4. Forwards compatibility is not possible due to causality. :-) This is not an advertisement for MacDraw and should not be construed as such. ----- Byron Han - Apple Computer Inc - 20525 Mariani Ave MS 27Y - Cupertino, CA 95014 "These are my opinions and views only. Apple has nothing to do with them." ATTNet: 408-973-1940 GENIE: BYRONHAN APPLELINK: HAN1 UUCP: {sun, voder, nsc, mtxinu, dual}!apple!han