installing valentina vxcmd

[Robert Brenstein]

>On 6/15/03 11:03 AM, rand valentine wrote:
>
>>   I am still struggling to install the valentina database xcmd on my mac
>>10.2.6 system (with revolution 2.0.1). Has anyone done this successfully?
>>According to the author of Valentina, it's a simple matter of dragging the
>>macho version of the xcmd into the Revolution 2.0.1 folder -- but this does
>>not work for me, the xcmd is not accessible inside Revolution.
>
>I wonder if this is an engine problem. The reason is, I have a stack 
>that uses a different external which only loads about half the time. 
>A client says it never loads at all, and a third person says it 
>always loads. I haven't been able to determine any differences 
>between our three setups or pin down any reason why the behavior 
>would vary. All three of us are running OS X. I have a note in to MC 
>tech support and if I figure it out, I'll let the list know.
>
>>Furthermore,
>>the xcmd bundle looks like a Canvas (graphics program) tool, and when
>>double-clicked on, opens Canvas. Could anyone remotely clue me on how to get
>>this to work properly?
>
>It sounds like you need to use a utility to set the type and creator 
>codes. You may be able to just use OS X's "always open with" option 
>in the contextual menu, but that may not set the type correctly 
>(it's worth a try though.) In OS 9, you'd rebuild the desktop, but 
>OS X doesn't offer that.
>
>
>--
>Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
>HyperActive Software           |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com


A common problem with externals (as with valentina) is failing to set 
the externals property under OSX. And you are using the Macho version 
of Valentina, of course.

Robert