See if this works for you:
on mouseUp put something(long ID of field 1,2) end mouseUp function something obj, pl return the formattedRect of line pl of obj & cr & \ word 1 of line pl of (text of obj) end something Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, UX/UI Design On 11/19/14, 10:57 AM, "Mike Doub" <miked...@gmail.com> wrote: >i have been struggling with a couple of language issues and I hope some >one >can set me straight. > >Issue 1). What is the syntax to get the contents of a field when you have >the long IDE to the field. > >Put something ( long ID of field "foo", 2) into x >... > >Function something obj pl > Get the formattedrect of line pl of obj -- this works fine > Get word 1 of the text of line pl of obj -- this what I want to do but >the syntax is wrong >End something _______________________________________________ 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