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openStack

Handler:

HyperCard sends the openStack message when a user (or handler) goes to a card in a stack different from that of the most recent card.

Note: If you have more than one stack open at a time, HyperCard sends resumeStack, not openStack, when the stack becomes active.

Related Topics

• closeStack
• deleteStack
• Message sending orders
• newStack
• resumeStack
• suspendStack
• Where messages are sent initially

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statements

Any return-separated list of built-in commands, user-defined handlers, or keywords that are part of a message or function handler.