Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!hplabs!hpda!hp-sde!hpfcdc!bayes From: bayes@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Scott Bayes) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard Subject: Re: Creating a new stack from a script (no dialog) Message-ID: <10520011@hpfcdc.HP.COM> Date: 11 Jul 88 22:57:18 GMT References: <1729@vaxb.calgary.UUCP> Organization: HP Ft. Collins, Co. Lines: 18 > I need to create a new stack in from a script. >The problem is to create one with a name that I assign >it from the script. In other words, I can not do it >with 'DoMenu "New Stack..."' since this will bring up >a dialog for the user. > > The final script will be used to create a new >>stack that consists of some selected cards from the >current stack. > > Something like this must be possible since that >is how 'Compact Stack' works, that is, it duplicates >the current stack then rearranges the stack. Please post any enlightenment you might provide or receive on this point. I too wish to generate a name for a new Stack without the user having to hold a dialog with HC over it. Scott Bayes