MetaCard IDE

[Shari]

Bryan,

I have stacks with substacks that make Revolution very unhappy, and 
don't allow me to create standalones.  Yet in Metacard everything 
works fine, no problems, happy standalones.  If you get the Metacard 
IDE up and running and use it to do your standalones, that may solve 
your problem.

Of course, you could also try another trick I learned.  Rename the 
substack.  If it's called "Execution Error" then rename it to 
"xExecution Error" or something.

Then when your main stack opens, have it check the environment to see 
if it's a standalone or whether you're in MC/Rev and it's still just 
a stack.  If it's a standalone, it can rename the embedded stack back 
to its original name and MC/Rev will recognize it.  It will not 
"save" the name as standalones cannot save changes within themselves. 
So when the standalone quits it becomes "xExecution Error" again.

This is a way to "fool" the engine so that it doesn't get confused. 
Especially when you're editing the stack and MC/Rev has a stack with 
the same name.

Shari

>Hi,
>
>I recently updated my license to Revolution but still wish to use 
>the MetaCard IDE (I am pleased some of you are keeping that going). 
>But I am having a problem getting the MetaCard IDE working and a 
>little confused. I am guessing to get things going I need a MetaCard 
>app (bundle).  However, the only version of MetaCard I have is a 
>Carbon version (2.4) and I am guessing this does me no good. Is 
>there a MetaCard app (bundle) around I can get a hold of to get 
>going? Or is there something else I am missing.
>
>On the flip side, my stacks are working fine importing them to Rev 
>but I am unable to build a standalone. Perhaps this has to do with 
>the old Menu substack I have residing in these stacks, but again I 
>am unsure. Is there information somewhere on converting these old 
>MetaCard stacks to rev?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Bryan


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