I would like to add a hearty "AMEN!" to the accolades being given Scott Raney and his product. > In a message dated 13/9/99 1:04:54 am Richard Gaskin wrote: > > <<The MetaCard engine is cool enough for the money, but the support has > been a mind-bending good time (how on earth does Raney stay on top of all > his email?)>> > > I just want to chip in and support this. I started to play with the starter > kit towards the end of last year. I still can't afford the full version > yet, but as soon as I can.... > > The fact is, I haven't had so much fun with any product since Hypercard > arrived with my first Mac. I'd also like to thank Kevin Miller at Cross Worlds Computing for his kind support and encouragement. He is a great guy to have put up with me as he has. The more I play with MetaCard, the better I like it. In fact, I work with MetaCard more than with HyperCard now. I haven't has so much fun doing scripting in ages. I have created a stack illustrating just how powerful even the Starter Kit can be. In the general theme of Jacqueline Gay's PseudoTable and Marni Centor's PseudoTable Plus, my SpreadSheets stack illustrates how to take a single MetaCard field and create a spreadsheet object. I've tried to give clear instructions on scripting, and hints as to how to get the most use out of a limited number of lines of programming. You can also create your own spreadsheet object, copy it, and paste it into your own stack! Kevin has graciously posted it on his site. You can download it from http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/contributorfiles/spreadsheet.zip By the way, if you can think of ways to make it better, please let me know. I am still learning. Like Richard Gaskin, I still can't afford the full version yet, but as soon as I can, I will! But in the mean time, I have learned that you can do some serious and amazing things with even the Starter Kit. Awesome product, people! Raymond Griffith
