derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa) (01/10/91)
Every once in a while I open an old stack under Hypercard 2.0 and get the message that the stack must be converted. What does this mean and how do I do the conversion? Is there a tool to do it or do I need to dig into the innards of the old stack? Thanks, John -- = John DeRosa, Motorola, Inc, Cellular Infrastructure Group = = e-mail: ...uunet!motcid!derosaj, motcid!derosaj@uunet.uu.net = = Applelink: N1111 = =I do not hold by employer responsible for any information in this message =
clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu (Chaz Larson) (01/10/91)
In article <5525@crystal9.UUCP> derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa) writes: |Every once in a while I open an old stack under Hypercard |2.0 and get the message that the stack must be converted. | |What does this mean and how do I do the conversion? Is |there a tool to do it or do I need to dig into the innards |of the old stack? The file format used by HyperCard 2.0 is slightly different than that used by HyperCard 1.x, so old stacks must be converted to the new format before they can be modified. Under the file menu, you will find "Convert Stack...". This command only appears when you are looking at a 1.x stack [it replaces "Compact Stack..."]. Keep in mind that this conversion is permanent and irreversible. If you wish to save a copy of the original stack before conversion, take care of that before you convert it. One other thing. If you are have a 1.x stack open, selected "Save a Copy..." from the file menu within HyperCard 2.0 will save a 1.x format stack. chaz -- Someone please release me from this trance. clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu AOL:Crowbone