Can't open downloaded stack on OS X

[Chipp Walters]

Dar,

I authored XMLtree.rev on a PC. I've been told it works fine on a Mac, but
the creator wasn't set. Supposedly, there's some kind of 'mapping' utility
in the MacOS for linking files with no creator code with apps. Perhaps
someone else out there knows about this.

BTW, XMLtree.rev won't work right in 1.1.1. There's a bug in the htmltext
portion of the engine which is fixed in 1.2 beta (soon to be available I'm
told). I've been using 1.1.1b1 to develop in as I need the htmltext stuff to
work in XMLtree.

best,

Chipp

> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-revolution-admin at lists.runrev.com
> [mailto:use-revolution-admin at lists.runrev.com]On Behalf Of Dar Scott
> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 4:58 PM
> To: use-revolution at lists.runrev.com
> Subject: Re: Can't open downloaded stack on OS X
>
>
>
> On Thursday, April 4, 2002, at 12:25 PM, Dar Scott wrote:
>
> > I downloaded a stack from the Internet (Altuit's cool
> > XMLtree.rev), but I can't open it with Revolution.  It is dimmed
> > in the open window.
>
> I've been able to open this, but it does seem strange.
>
> OS X knows the stack is a Revolution Document.  It shows up with a
> Revolution Icon, anyway.  My _Mac OS X: The Complete Reference_
> says the system will know the type by a creator code, a hint in the
> first 1K of the file, or by the suffix.  I'm not sure what a
> creator code means in the OS X context.
>
> I think I was erroneously hesitant to open a stack other than by
> the dialog box after Jeanne's explaining that double-clicking a
> stack will open it in "run-time mode."  I have yet to explore what
> that means.
>
> What worked was dragging the stack onto dock icon of a running
> Revolution.  I didn't try double clicking or dragging it to the
> dock icon of a Revolution not running.
>
> The answer file description does not address OS X.
>
> Perhaps the stack is one derived from an older version.
>
> Dar Scott
>
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