ncapon@augean.OZ (Nick Capon) (05/18/88)
I have a stack which needs to detour to MS Word and return. The Open command is OK, but on quitting the message "where is home" appears. If I point to Home the process continues correctly. It may be relevant that the word files are in a sub sub folder. Can some kind person proovide a fix to get automatic returns? Secondly, on resuming Hypercard it is not possible to pop to cards pushed before the call to Word. Is this a feature? Anyone have a fix? Thank you for your advice.
dan@Apple.COM (Dan Allen) (05/23/88)
HyperCard looks in just a few places for its home stack: the folder where HyperCard itself is, a folder named "HyperCard Stacks" that is at the same level of the hierarchy as HyperCard itself is, and in the System Folder. If your home stack is not in one of those places, then I can understand why you have the problem. Knowing my luck, however, your home stack is located in a correct location and maybe Word changes the current directory. I don't think it does. Which version of Word are you using? Do you have a different Startup script in your home stack than you have a Resume script there? I'm sure that there's a good explanation somewhere... And in response to your 2nd question: pop card does NOT work across leaving HyperCard and returning because they are maintained on HyperTalk's own dynamic stack. You could, however, save some information in a hidden field on your home card and write a little piece of HyperTalk in the resume handler of the home stack that could duplicate this functionality, so it is not really a problem. Dan Allen Software Explorer Apple Computer