>I'm looking for a way to convert the (Hypercard) stack into a searchable file that can be read by AppleWorks, an Office app, Text Edit, or another app on my MacBook. > >Any solutions? Apple's solution for maintenance documents that were once in Hypercard was to "print" the stacks to PDF, probably using Adobe's printer extension or possibly Laserwriter-8's save to postscript followed by Adobe's Distiller. -- Applescript syntax is like English spelling: Roughly, though not thoroughly, thought through.