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From: mwolfg1@icarus.cc.uic.edu
Subject: Message Box Rebounder 1.0
The Message Box Rebounder is a small tool which simply revitalizes the
HyperCard Player's message box. In essence, it "bounces" the contents of
the message box back up the passing path in a form the Player will
directly execute instead of beeping at. The Rebounder automatically
distinguishes between commands and expressions and includes these
features: retrieval of the last message typed, instant reporting of "the
result" function, support for the standard "it" global variable, and an
available multi-line "Batch Message" field. I can't say what this stack
should be used for -- it really has as many uses as the message box
itself. If you're clever, you could even use this stack to edit most
object scripts.
Wolfgang McKeown
pooka1@bigfoot.com