HyperCard 2.0, MultiFinder, and Open With (7/92)

If you try to open a document with an application from within HyperCard 2.0
or 2.0v2 and you are using MultiFinder, it will only work correctly if the
application you are trying to use to open the document has not yet been
opened (that is, it doesn't appear in the Application menu).

If the application has already been opened, your Macintosh will switch to
that application, but it will not open the specified file. For example:

open "Hard Disk:Text:test file" with "MacWrite II 1.1v1"

This will work correctly only if MacWrite is not currently open.

This article is adapted from the Claris Tech Info database.

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Published Date: Feb 19, 2012