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HyperCard is a development environment created by Apple in 1987 for creating graphical applications focused on ease of use and flexibility. Questions under this tag relate to any development in HyperCard, regardless of scripting language or extensions used.

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Is there a web application equivalent of Hypercard?

Recently, I found an interesting Wiki/CMS/Database hybrid called Wagn, where the most important unit of information is the 'Card'. That terminology immediately made me think of Hypercard. As expected, there is some "Hypercard-ness" in that…
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Livecode back button

I am just new in livecode. I created a back button and added below code on on mouseup event. I put the back button inside the Card 5. On Card 1, I have code that will go to Card 5. The problem is, when I press the back button in Card 5, it always…
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How do I create a UUID (GUID) in Livecode (or HyperTalk)?

How do I create a UUID (= Universally unique identifier, or GUID = Globally Unique Identifier, Microsoft speak) in Livecode or Hypercard? The aim of UUIDs is to give practically unique keys to pieces of information without a central…
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hypercard data file types and start patterns needed

I am trying to recover deleted HyperCard data files. I need to know both file extentions and "start Patterns" in the files, so that we can recover the deleted HyperCard data files.
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Is there a switch statement-type selection control mechanism in HyperTalk?

In the 1996 reference manual HyperCard Script Language Guide: The HyperTalk Language, there is a section about nested if structures, but there doesn't seem to be anything about switch-like statements. Is there a switch statement-type selection…
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Program crashes when trying to open HyperCard stack

I get a crash when I try to open a HyperCard stack to convert it to LiveCode format. Using LiveCode Community 7.0.1. Are there any reasons for this that anyone knows? Here's a bit from the problem details: Process: LiveCode-Community…
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"bg fld" vs "cd fld" in Hypercard/Hypertalk

I'm up to porting an old application built in Hypercard to make use of the latest Mac OSX speech synthesis capabilities. What is the difference between bg fld and cd fld in Hypercard? Thanks.
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How to store pictures in a stack?

In Hypercard I can store pictures only on cards. In LiveCode it is possible to store a collection of pictures on the stack level. Is this correct? If yes, how do I load all the pictures in a folder into a stack? And how do I change the read script…
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How to save data in a cards based database stack?

I understand that in livecode you may do a database type application a) as a collection of cards as in HyperCard or b) with an SQL db engine like SQLite. In Hypercard (a) there was no need to save data entered into data fields. In livecode I need to…
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HyperCard dashboard type

Is there a name that explains the type of dashboard like that of HyperCard. A dashboard that has icons sitting on top of a rectangular box?
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How do I create a new card in another stack?

I have a script in a stack called "loader" and I want to create a new card in another stack called "theData". If I just use create card the cards are created in the stack "loader". How do I specify that the new card is created in the stack…
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