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Problem Using MacPascal 2.0 PSHELL

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From: Jim Gilbert
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1986 15:39
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	I am using MacPascal on a 128K Mac with an external drive.

	I recently obtained the second (the first one allegedly had
	some serious problems) Version 2.0 update for MacPascal from
	my dealer.

	In general I am rather pleased with the improvements and bug
	fixes provided.  I have discovered one problem, however

	I have been unable to use the new ability to create standalone
	double-clickable applications using the PSHELL application
	provided on the utilities disk.  The instructions say
	to SAVE AS APPLICATION my program, then copy the program,
	system folder, and PSHELL to an empty diskette.  I have
	followed these instructions carefully for a freshly
	formatted target diskette with the following program

		program HelloWorld;
		begin
			showtext;
			writeln('Hello world!');
		end.

	whose extensive use of subtle features is obvious.  The
	instructions say that double clicking the icon of the
	saved program will launch it properly.  Either after a
	reboot, or just after saving it, double clicking produces
	bizarre crashes - video mess all over the screen, sometimes
	changing sometimes static, speaker complaints, sometimes just hangs with
	a watch cursor after creating a single windowed screen with
	the name 'Hello World', sometimes mouse clicks change video
	exhibited after crash, sometimes not.

	Perhaps someone out there knows of this problem, knows
	a workaround, or can inform me of the pilot or documentation
	error I am missing?

	Thanks in advance for an advice you may provide.
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From: jim@fritz.UUCP (Jim Gilbert)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Problem Using MacPascal 2.0 PSHELL
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Date: Wed, 25-Jun-86 11:39:59 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 25 11:39:59 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 28-Jun-86 02:35:36 EDT
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