Try putting: Cubit(3). In the message box, without the "put" This messed me up for awhile too. Bill
William Prothero http://es.earthednet.org > On Jul 1, 2016, at 8:03 AM, Quentin Long <cub...@aol.com> wrote: > > I'm not sure if I've exposed a horrible bug, or I've managed to completely > forget something utterly bleeding obvious, or what. But whatever the deal is, > I am having inordinate difficulty trying to use custom functions. > > Recipe for the problem: > > 0--Open LiveCode (Community Edition 8.0.0, build 13018) on a MacBook Pro > (13-inch, mid-2012) running OS X 10.11.5, with a 500 GB hard drive (300 GB > free space) and 16GB of RAM > > 1--Create a new stack > > 2--Put this into the script of the new stack: > > function CubeIt DerNum > return (DerNum ^ 3) > end CubeIt > > 3--Type "put CubeIt (3)" into the message box > > Expected result: "27" should show up in the message box. > Actual result: Nothing shows up in the message box. > > 4--Type "put CubeIt 3" into the message box > Result: > "Script compile error: > "Error description: Handler: bad command" > > What the heck is going on here? > > "Bewitched" + "Charlie's Angels" - Charlie = "At Arm's Length" > > Read the webcomic at [ http://www.atarmslength.net ]! > > If you like "At Arm's Length", support it at [ > http://www.patreon.com/DarkwingDude ]. > > _______________________________________________ > 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
