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- From: by303@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jay L. Cross)
- Subject: Manipulating VAX files with HyperCard
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- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 18:19:31 GMT
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- I'm developing a series of HC (2.something) stacks for a small
- group of users. The MIS folks at this location have asked that
- a part of the info these users will maintain in HyperCard on
- their Macs also be made available to their VAX users. At this
- point I plan to simply export as text the necessary fields
- to a file on the VAX.
- Can someone tell me where I can find information about DAL or
- some other means of doing this? As a follow-on project, I'd
- like to be able to offer this client a way to access a "VAX
- file" (whatever that is - please assume complete ignorance of
- VAX stuff on my part) directly from HyperCard, so the HC users
- can manipulate the data as required, and VAX users (with some
- as yet unknown software) can do the same.
- I'm looking for FAQ files, books, or just phone/email conversa-
- tion with somebody who can point me in the right direction.
- I'll also need sources for the software (XFCNs & XCMDs, I sup-
- pose). Any cost info would also be appreciated.
- Please email responses to me, and I'll post the results if
- there is any interest.
- Thanks very much.
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- Jay Cross (by303@Cleveland.FreeNet.Edu)
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