steve@violet.berkeley.edu (Steve Goldfield) (02/04/88)
I've recently been given a Mac II with 5 megs of memory and HyperCard at work. I read the HyperCard User's Guide, but it tells me almost nothing about how to write scripts. Once I'd used the program, I began to read this news group. Can someone recommend a good source on scripts? It seems strange that one wasn't bundled with the program. Steve Goldfield
sysop@stech.UUCP (Jan Harrington) (02/05/88)
in article <6849@agate.BERKELEY.EDU>, steve@violet.berkeley.edu (Steve Goldfield) says: > > I've recently been given a Mac II with 5 megs of memory > and HyperCard at work. I read the HyperCard User's > Guide, but it tells me almost nothing about how to > write scripts. Once I'd used the program, I began > to read this news group. Can someone recommend a > good source on scripts? It seems strange that one > wasn't bundled with the program. > There are several sources at this point. There is a manual available from APDA. Along with it you get information and a disk of utilities for writing XCMD's. Then there is Danny Goodman's book, which isn't terribly conveniently organized (like some other posters to this newsgroup, I wish it were alphabetical by command for quick and easy reference) but which has tons of good info and examples. Recently a couple of books have been published specifically about HyperTalk. A trip to a B. Dalton or Waldenbooks at this time could do wonders ... Jan Harrington, sysop Scholastech Telecommunications ihnp4!husc6!amcad!stech!sysop or allegra!stech!sysop ******************************************************************************** Miscellaneous profundity: "No matter where you go, there you are." Buckaroo Banzai ********************************************************************************