Thanks Scott - yes you can do that - so for instance: getprop title_Text [cardNum] > return the text of fld 1 of group "Test" of card cardNum > end title_Text > > setprop title_Text [cardNum] someText > set the text of fld 1 of group "Test" of card cardNum to someText > end title_Text >
works - but is not good enough. I want to use the syntax "the title_Text of group 1 of card 3" - is anyone able to hack this any better - if not I suggest this makes it impossible to script basic behaviors for groups designed to be placed on multiple cards? On 29 March 2013 11:59, Scott Rossi <sc...@tactilemedia.com> wrote: > This problem is based on the same issue that Pete Haworth ran into: > references to controls within groups placed on multiple cards resolve to > the current card. > > Not sure if this would be an option for you, but you could use commands in > the behavior instead of set/getProp and include the card number as a > parameter (argument?), since you'll likely know the card of the group you > intend to modify. > > command setMyText pCardNum, pFieldName, pValue > put the id of me into theID > set text of fld pFieldName of grp id theID of cd pCardNum to pValue > end setMyText > > command getMyText pCardNum, pFieldName > put the id of me into theID > return the text of fld pFieldName of grp id theID of cd pCardNum > end getMyText > > But when you get down to it, there's no need for this script to be a > behavior. > > > > Regards, > > Scott Rossi > Creative Director > Tactile Media, UX/UI Design > > > > > On 3/29/13 2:08 AM, "David Bovill" <da...@architex.tv> wrote: > > >OK - a very basic challenge for all you LIveCode wizz kids out there :) > >How > >do you set the text of a field. The twist is you need to do it for a group > >which has been placed on multiple card, so there is the text on card 1 and > >this is different from the text on card 2. The difficulty is that you want > >to use a behavior of a group, so that you can refer to the text of the > >"Title" field (there are two fields in the group - one called "Title" and > >one called "Body"). > > > >The problem is based on the fact that while you can get "the text of fld > >"Title" of card 2" - the title_Text of group "Title" of card 2 does not > >work - it returns the text of the "Title" field of the current card. So > >how > >do you do this? > > > >Here are the sample handlers (that don't work): > > > >getprop title_Text > >> return the text of fld "Title" of me > >> end title_Text > >> > >> setprop title_Text someText > >> set the text of fld "Title" of me to someText > >> end title_Text > >> > > > >To make it easier to test you can use a setprop (or any handler placed in > >the stack script). The only way I can do this is by a horrible hack - is > >anyone up to the challenge? > >_______________________________________________ > >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 > _______________________________________________ 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
