TITLE
    HyperCard: Mac OS 8 Compatibility
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10/6/97
10/6/97
TOPIC

    After upgrading to Mac OS 8 my HyperCard stacks keep giving me errors. I am using the latest version of HyperCard, 2.3.5. Is HyperCard compatible with Mac OS 8?

DISCUSSION

    Mac OS 8 features a new system menu named "Help". HyperCard versions 2.2 through through 2.3.5 offer a help feature through the use of a menu named "Help". Consequently, stacks using HyperCard's Help feature will have a conflict when they are run on Mac OS 8 systems.

    To resolve the situation, install the following updated HyperCard stacks which come with the Mac OS 8 software:

    • Help Extras
    • HyperCard Help
    • HyperTalk Reference
    • Audio Help
    If you are only using HyperCard Player, instead of the full version of HyperCard, only the Audio Help stack needs to be replaced.

    Here is an excerpt from the Read Me document that comes with the updated stacks on the Mac OS 8 CD:

    Because Mac OS 8 has a system menu called "Help," all of the HyperCard stacks shipping with HyperCard that have scripts that look for, or try to change a menu called "Help," will produce script errors. We've revised these stacks to create menus with names other than "Help." The Audio Help stack now creates a menu called "Topics." The HyperCard Help, HyperTalk Reference, Help Extras, and HyperCard AppleScript Reference stacks now create a menu called "Reference."

    How to Update the HyperCard Player
      1. Locate and open the HyperCard Player folder on your hard disk; it may be located in your Apple Extras folder.
      2. Replace the version of Audio Help on your hard disk with the copy that comes with this update.
    How to Update HyperCard (full version) Stacks
      1. Locate and open your HyperCard folder.
      2. Replace the HyperCard AppleScript Reference stack located in the AppleScript Stacks folder with the one that comes with this update.
      3. Replace the Help Extras, HyperCard Help, and HyperTalk Reference stacks located in the Help Stacks folder with the ones that come with this update.
      4. Replace the Audio Help stack located in the HyperCard Stacks folder with the one that comes with this update.


Document Information
Product Area: Apple Software
Category: HyperCard
Sub Category: HyperCard Compatibility Issues

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