Q1: background objects Q2: if there is a

[Ken Ray]

On 9/1/04 9:01 PM, "Ray Stace" <rstace at uow.edu.au> wrote:

> Question the first...
> I¹m converting from HyperCard and am familiar with the background versus
> foreground nature of an object there, but how do I create a background
> (button) in Revolution? I can only seem to create card objects.

Well a couple of people have answered that question, so I'll move on...

> Question the second...
> Similar problem. In HyperCard simply check ³if there is a stack² & go to it.
> Revolution only seem to recognise ³if there is a stack² if it is open &
> visible or closed but still in memory. If a stack is closed and not in
> memory, how do you check for the existence of a stack in Revolution?

You use "if there is a file <filePath>".

HTH,

Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
Web site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/
Email: kray at sonsothunder.com