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#1 2009-06-13 20:18:47
- Dcsolsberry
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2009-06-13
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Mac to PC formatting
I have created some games on my Mac book for scratch, however, when I present this on Monday I will only have access to a PC. How do I change the format from the Mac version so it is compatible with the PC version?
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#2 2009-06-14 00:15:24
Re: Mac to PC formatting
As long as you have scratch on both computers, you should be able to open your project. Scratch uses its own file type (.sb) which is compatible with every version of the program, but you need to have scratch installed for it to open.
I'm taking a break from Scratch until 2.0 comes out. Any messages sent between then and now probably won't be read - sorry.
(Oct. 20, 2011)
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#3 2009-06-14 00:32:03
Re: Mac to PC formatting
Mac and PC Scratch Projects will work. Don't worry about anything. 
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#4 2009-06-14 05:45:58
- Paddle2See
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- Registered: 2007-10-27
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Re: Mac to PC formatting
You do want to make sure that you are running the same version of Scratch on both computers though. If you make a game in 1.3.1 on your Mac, you will not be able to load it on 1.2 on the PC because older versions of Scratch can not read projects made on newer versions of Scratch.
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#5 2009-06-14 06:03:46
Re: Mac to PC formatting
Paddle2See wrote:
You do want to make sure that you are running the same version of Scratch on both computers though. If you make a game in 1.3.1 on your Mac, you will not be able to load it on 1.2 on the PC because older versions of Scratch can not read projects made on newer versions of Scratch.
Then how come 1.1 can load 1.2? XD
~ihaveamac - visit ihaveamac.net
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#6 2009-06-14 06:30:57
Re: Mac to PC formatting
ihaveamac wrote:
Then how come 1.1 can load 1.2? XD
I think it has to do with that with many upgrades they depreciated a block or two - if one of those depreciated (no longer in the new version) blocks is in the code it won't load properly.
Always test your code whenever possible
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#7 2009-06-14 11:34:36
Re: Mac to PC formatting
ihaveamac wrote:
Then how come 1.1 can load 1.2? XD
Good point! The reason for this is: The file format was changed from 1.2 to 1.3 due to extensive (Unicode) modifications, disbling backwads compatibility. This means, that you can open 1.2 projects in 1.1, as well as 1.4 ones in 1.3.x, however, in earlier versions you will not be able to use the newer blocks (they'll be red and labelled 'obsolete').
Jens Mönig
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