[VXCMD-1] Classic Application

[Ruslan Zasukhin]

On 12/2/05 9:17 PM, "Don Toro" <don at thinkingpublications.com> wrote:

Hi Don,

> I am trying to get my application to work in Mac OS 9. I am using RunRev 2.6.1
> and it is working fine in Windows and Mac OS X. Now I have been trying to test
> it on Mac OS 9 and I cannot get it to work.

 
> Here's how my program works.
> 
> The start up stack loads a library wrapper stack where all the database
> handlers are located. The other stacks make calls to the handlers in the
> library.  
 
> Now, I put the VXCMD_Classic_MC in the Extensions folder and I copy the CODE
> from the VXCMD_Test.mc to the library stack.

First of all -- can you get Example Stack working on OS 9 ?

> The library stack is MetaCard
> stack not a RunRev, stack in case that makes a difference.

> I even set the path
> of the externals to the VXCMD_Classic_MC in the Extensions folder. I have
> tried different combination by copying the CODE to the start up stack and the
> stacks that call the library but no luck. I get and error message when I open
> the start up stack "A program error has occurred. Please try again.
> (DBError)." 

> If I run the VXCMD_Test.mc it runs fine.

Aha, this is answer to my question...

> My guess is, it is not finding the external for some reason. Any help would be
> greatly appreciated. Thank you.

It sounds like question more suitable for rev-list.
Although may be local REV experts will help you.
Robert? Trevor?

-- 
Best regards,

Ruslan Zasukhin
VP Engineering and New Technology
Paradigma Software, Inc

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