> BR wrote: > but to be able to address the properties of the object referred > to by a variable containing the long ID of an object/ > How do we do that?
I think the "rule" is [assume objID is the long id of an object] get|set <property> of objID --- works for *properties* of the object the number of lines is not a property, so you have to use a property in order to get|set such things, for example the number of lines of ... ... the text of objID -- used in Mike's example ... field the short name of objID ... field id the short id of objId I use the following to have a list of properties (with their current values) I can get|set from objID: put the properties of objID into pp combine pp by cr and comma put pp _______________________________________________ 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
