Going from PC to Mac

[Andrew Griffin]

I'm not sure if this has been discussed before, but here it goes.  I
need to move my MetaCard stack on my PC to my Macintosh but it doesn't
seem to work.  I have tried moving the file via ZipDisk, e-mail, ftp,
regular disk, etc. but none of them seem to work.  I have also attempted
zipping up the stack and then bringing it to the mac, but I still have
the same problem.  Once I get the file to the Mac, the mac changes it to
a Simple Text document and MetaCard can't read it.  I have put the .mc
extension on the end of the file name on the mac, but still MetaCard
can't open it.  Is there a special way of bringing PC stacks to the
Mac?  How can I open a PC stack on my Macintosh?

Thanks in advance!

--Andrew

Re: Going from PC to Mac

[Phil Davis]

Hi Andrew,

I created a button for myself whose script looks like this:

on mouseUp
  answer file "Open which stack?"  -- presents *all* files
  if it = empty then exit mouseUp
  toplevel it
end mouseUp

Once your stack is open, do a "Save As" under a different name. That way
MC will assign the correct Mac creator and filetype to it. If you just
do a "Save", MC won't assign the Mac-specific ID info to it.

HTH.
Phil Davis

Andrew Griffin wrote:
 
 I'm not sure if this has been discussed before, but here it goes.  I
 need to move my MetaCard stack on my PC to my Macintosh but it doesn't
 seem to work.  I have tried moving the file via ZipDisk, e-mail, ftp,
 regular disk, etc. but none of them seem to work.  I have also attempted
 zipping up the stack and then bringing it to the mac, but I still have
 the same problem.  Once I get the file to the Mac, the mac changes it to
 a Simple Text document and MetaCard can't read it.  I have put the .mc
 extension on the end of the file name on the mac, but still MetaCard
 can't open it.  Is there a special way of bringing PC stacks to the
 Mac?  How can I open a PC stack on my Macintosh?
 
 Thanks in advance!
 
 --Andrew

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Phil Davis
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SV: Going from PC to Mac

[Eva Isotalo]

Andrew wrote:

Is there a special way of bringing PC stacks to the
Mac?  How can I open a PC stack on my Macintosh?


Hi Andrew,
There is a small app that Tuviah made which you can drag-drop your files onto and 
they'll become mc stacks. A very nifty little thing. It is called MC creator code, or 
something like that.

Here is one place where you can find it:
http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/index.htm

regards,
Eva


Thanks in advance!

--Andrew

Re: Going from PC to Mac

[Pierre Sahores]

Andu wrote:
 
 I'm not sure if this has been discussed before, but here it goes.  I
 need to move my MetaCard stack on my PC to my Macintosh but it doesn't
 seem to work.  I have tried moving the file via ZipDisk, e-mail, ftp,
 regular disk, etc. but none of them seem to work.  I have also attempted
 zipping up the stack and then bringing it to the mac, but I still have
 the same problem.  Once I get the file to the Mac, the mac changes it to
 a Simple Text document and MetaCard can't read it.  I have put the .mc
 extension on the end of the file name on the mac, but still MetaCard
 can't open it.  Is there a special way of bringing PC stacks to the
 Mac?  How can I open a PC stack on my Macintosh?
 
 Thanks in advance!
 
 --Andrew
 
 You need to set CREATOR/TYPE of the files to MC's with any of the
 established techniques.
 I use a contextual menu module to copy creator/type among files.

Else you can use Resedit or FileBuddy to set the CREATOR/TYPE of the
stacks to "MSTK/MCRD"

 
 Regards, Andu

Cheers, Pierre
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Re: Going from PC to Mac

[Andrew Griffin]

Hey, you idiot!  The answer to your problem is simple.  Just type:  open
"stack name" into the message box of metacard on the mac.  Gosh, you're so
stupid.  I sent the message and then figured it out, so I had to answer it.
Heh heh.

--Andrew

Re: Going from PC to Mac

[Raymond E. Griffith]

On Sun, 07 Nov 1999 18:47:12 Andrew Griffin[EMAIL PROTECTED] answered his
own question:

 Hey, you idiot!  The answer to your problem is simple.  Just type:  open
 "stack name" into the message box of metacard on the mac.  Gosh, you're so
 stupid.  I sent the message and then figured it out, so I had to answer it.
 Heh heh.

 --Andrew

Come now, Andrew. No name calling -- even to yourself. After all, anyone who
has the perspicacity to work with MetaCard can hardly be called an idiot. We
*are* a pretty select and intelligent group here. You belong. ;-)

Raymond