Hmmm... breakpoint in the loop and check that the control you think you are setting is actually a checkbox or radio button, then make sure the property is what you think it is. Also check for a carriage return in the property. That bit me in the butt recently.
Bob On Dec 13, 2011, at 2:50 PM, Pete wrote: > I wrote myself a script to set the initial values of controls on a card in > preOpenCard. It looks for a custom property name cInitialValue, then > initialises the control to the value of the custom property, depending on > that type of control (field, button, etc). > > I set the value of cInitialValue for checkboxes or radio buttons to either > true or false. My code then is: > > set the hilite of control x of this card to (the cInitialValue of control x > of this card) > > At run time, I get an error - value is not a boolean (true or false) near > "false" > > I'm suspecting this is because true and false are reserved words but the > set statement is treating them as literals (they are not in quotes in the > cprop though). However, the statement: > > put (the cInitialValue of control x of this card) into control x of this > card > > ...works just fine when the value of the cprop is the word empty, also a > reserved word. > > I'm reduced to what looks like a nonsenical if statement that checks the > cprop for true or false and sets the hilite of the button to true or false. > Looks really weird! > > -- > Pete > Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com> > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
