Things like this also work.. put the long id of (tFieldName) where tFieldname contains "field myfield" though, to be safe it should contain --field "myfield" on the off chance that myfield is another variable name. As long as you force evaluation of the var with parens, life gets easier.
On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 10:48 PM, <dunb...@aol.com> wrote: > I think what the good doctor wanted to do was this: > > > > on mouseUp > put "xx" into myVar > put the long id of fld (word 1 of myVar) into theFld > do "put gizmo into" && theFld > end mouseUp > > > Now "gizmo" is placed into, er, the field > > > Craig > > put the long id of fld (word 1 of myVar) into theFld > put "gizmo" into theFld > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dr. Hawkins <doch...@gmail.com> > To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > Sent: Thu, Nov 13, 2014 6:54 pm > Subject: can't put into field by id? > > > With a sequence like, > > put the long id of fld (word 1 of myVar) into theFld > put "gizmo" into theFld > > I end up with "gizmo" in the variable theFld, rather than the field it > references. > > Am I doing something wrong, or does this just not work for fields (7.0-RC2) > -- > Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. > (702) 508-8462 > _______________________________________________ > 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
