Another problem is that in the field script your keydown handler is
mis-constructed. You have "on keyDown var, temp, pKey" This is the same problem
you were having before in your mouseup handler. What you have to understand is
that when trapping system messages like mouseup or keydown (or openfield, or
enterinfield, or mouseleave, or..., etc) you are not free to use any parameter
list you want. Each system message is accompanied by a specific parameter or
parameters (or maybe no parameters at all), and the dictionary tells you what
they are.
The keydown message carries with it only one parameter, the keyName. if you
start a keydown handler with "on keydown a,b,c" then the keyname will be
inserted into the first parameter variable "a" and the variables b and c will
be empty. Because of the fact that you put the contents of your first
parameter, "var," into the field, you get what you expect from this. The other
parameters start out empty and then you load them with values. There is no
point in listing them as parameters in the "on keydown" line, since the keydown
message is accompanied by only one parameter. A cleaner version of your keydown
handler would start out:
on keyDown pKey
set the cFlagPhotoGet of field "Type_Name_to_Find" \
of stack "QuickieFinder" to true
put the cNewmanResults of stack "Kids" into temp
put pKey after me
filter temp with "*" & me & "*"
put temp into fld "Filtered_Results"
<snip>
Also, further down you have a "pass keydown" line and then a "send" command.
You should be aware that if you "pass" the message you have trapped, your
handler is immediately exited, and nothing later will be executed.
And -- never never never trap the idle message. It ties up too much processing
time, since idle is sent multiple times per second. There is **always** a
better way to do whatever you're trying to do.
-- Peter
Peter M. Brigham
pmb...@gmail.com
http://home.comcast.net/~pmbrig
On Jun 21, 2012, at 7:45 PM, Mark Rauterkus wrote:
> Hi Pros,
>
> I have a sub stack that has 1 card with a FIND field that user types
> in a name. As one types in the names of the students, the results
> shrink to the results of those in the class using a custom field
> property so that one person, (Firstname Lastname) appears.
>
> Then when the results are ONE person, I want to show a photo of that
> person. For now, 3 beeps is enough.
>
> I must not be using the right handler. Now deploying, poorly, the "on
> Idle" handler.
>
> So, when I first go to the stack, it does not work. But, after going
> to the script of the field "Filtered_Results", and I don't change
> anything except push the green arrow key, it runs. And then thereafter
> it runs without any problems. Upon arrival the first time, the fancy
> script does not work.
>
> Here are the scripts.
>
> Filed "Filtered_Results"
>
> on idle tUsermame
> -- to avoid a loop with an idle:
> if the cFlagPhotoGet of field "Type_Name_to_Find" of stack
> "QuickieFinder" is "true"
>
> then
> Get the number of words of me
> if it is two then
> beep 3
> -- More goes here to set the photo
>
> set the cFlagPhotoGet of field "Type_Name_to_Find" of stack
> "QuickieFinder" to ""
> end if
> end if
> end idle
>
>
> - - - -
>
>
> Script for Field "Type_Name_to_Find"
> on keyDown var, temp, pKey
>
> -- MR: This avoids a loop on the other field with an on idle script.
> set the cFlagPhotoGet of field "Type_Name_to_Find" of stack
> "QuickieFinder" to true
>
> -- MR: below works fine:
> get the cNewmanResults of stack "Kids"
> put it into temp
> put var after me
> filter temp with "*" & me & "*"
> put temp into fld "Filtered_Results"
>
> -- MR: After a backspace to nothing, clear the other field.
> if pKey is a number then
> pass keyDown
> send "exitField" to field "Type_Name_to_Find"
> end if
>
> end keyDown
>
> on exitField -- remove visual signs that the field is being edited
> put "" into field "Filtered_Results"
> put "" into field "Type_Name_to_Find"
> end exitField
>
>
> - - -
> I'm not doing well at using the backspace key as well. I'd like to get
> rid off all the content in the results field if the backspace key
> takes the field to empty.
>
>
>
> --
> Ta.
>
>
> Mark Rauterkus mark.rauter...@gmail.com
> PPS Summer Dreamers' Swim and Water Polo Camp Head Coach with
> Neighborhood Learning Alliance
>
> http://NeighborhoodLearning.org
>
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