> Jack,
> If you save a stack as a stack it can be reopened in Rev and revised
> but it can not be run by someone who does not have Rev on his
> machine. Making a distribution (or standalone) file means that you
> now have a double-clickable, self-running application. When you make
> a distribution (standalone) you need to specify which platforms you
> want the application to run on and then Rev adds a runtime engine to
> the stack to make it executable in the absence of Rev on the chosen
> platform(s).
>
> A standalone stack can not be opened and edited in Rev, although you
> still have the ability to open/edit the original source stack from
> which the standalone was constructed.
The Rev distrobution bulder can also build a file distrobution which is what
I believe the question was about. A file distrobution is just a stack with
the resources moved to it. It is equivalent to a stack that you have used
the resource mover with in MC.
>
> Speaking of making distributions, can any one tell me why when I take
> a stack made on Mac and saved as a file over to Windows and try to
> make a distribution on a Windows machine, the option to make a Mac
> application is dimmed out EVEN IF I HAVE "DOWNOAD NEEDED FILE CHECKED
> (ENABLED)??
You can't build for Mac on a PC
Monte
