Thank you! It did the trick nicely. Sometimes the solution is just too easy! In Norway comma is used as a decimal sign, and this way my students can make a script that will allow the user to write whatever decimal sign they choose.
Tore > 28. apr. 2015 kl. 21.17 skrev Peter Haworth <p...@lcsql.com>: > > Hi Tore, > You'll need to to use the selectedChunk property of the field. Check out > the dictionary entry for it but as long as no text is selected in the > field, replace your put statement with: > > put word 4 of the selectedChunk of me into tPos > put "." after char tPos of me > > > Pete > lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> > Home of lcStackBrowser <http://www.lcsql.com/lcstackbrowser.html> and > SQLiteAdmin <http://www.lcsql.com/sqliteadmin.html> > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 12:06 PM, Tore Nilsen <tore.nil...@me.com> wrote: > >> I try to make a script in a field to allow only numbers or the decimal >> sign to be entered into the field. To block any other key is easy, but I >> have run into problems when I try to insert the decimal sign at the text >> insertion point in the field. >> >> This script only allows me to insert the decimal sign at the end of the >> string. I seem to be unable to find any help in the lessons on the runner >> web site or in the dictionary. Does anyone have a smart solution that I >> can use to impress my students, and maybe help them in their preparations >> for their exam? >> >> on keyDown theKey >> if theKey is a number then >> pass keyDown >> end if >> if theKey is "." or theKey is "," then >> if the text of me is not empty and "." is not in me then >> put "." after me >> end if >> end if >> end keyDown >> >> — >> >> Tore Nilsen >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
