[comp.sys.mac.hypercard] Disk swapping solutions

LB7@PSUVM.BITNET (Lorinda L. Brader) (09/06/89)

I am searching for a solution to a disk swapping problem.
The problem:
   I have a HyperCard stack which because of the size has had its data
   logically separated into 2 stacks so it can fit on floppy disks.
   (The entire program must run off floppies because our labs do not have
   hard disks.)  Whenever data from Stack#2 is called for from Stack#1, the
   user must swap disks a minimum of 5 times to get access.

   I've done a test with two empty stacks which contain only a button whose
   script is "Go cd 1 of stack "foo"".  It still takes a minimum of 5 swaps
   to gain access to the other stack.

   Does anyone know why this happens, or if a solution exists -- in an XCMD
   or any other means to decrease the disk swap to only 1 time?

Thanks in advance,
Lorinda L. Brader
Computer Based Education Lab
Penn State University