I think the name is shown for reference, in lieu of an assigned name. You need to refer to the card like you do an object:
put the ID of card ID 1002 of stack "xyz" Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, UX Design On 9/27/12 3:25 PM, "Peter Haworth" <p...@lcsql.com> wrote: >It would appear that a card shown in the App Browser with a name like >"card >id 1002" (in other words, the default name when the card was created) >doesn't really have that name, or maybe any name at all. > >I get a runtime error when I try to refer to a card like that by name, >e.g. >card "card id 1002" of stack "xyz" and in the message box: > >put the ID of card "card ID 1002" of stack "xyz" > >... returns an error "can't find card", even though I can see it in the >App >Browser > >If I rename the card, everything works OK. > >This seems like pretty strange behavior so wondering if anyone else sees >it. > >LC 5.5.0, OSX 10.7.4 > >Pete >lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.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