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Article #20822Re: More specific Find in HyperCard
From: Victor M. Silva
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1987 14:11
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1987 14:11
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In article <9380@ut-sally.UUCP> brian@ut-sally.UUCP (Brian H. Powell) writes:
>
>I want the script for each button to bring up
>the message window with:
>
> find "" in field "composer"
>or find "" in field "title"
>
>where the cursor is in between the first double-quotes.
> Seems to me that I want to use "put into message" or some variation. Is
>this correct?
>
> Problem 1) How do I "put" a double-quote?
> Problem 2) How do I position the cursor?
>
You can use the quote constant to place the double quotes into the msg
window (ie. put "find" && quote & quote & ...).
However, I think it would be better if you prompted the user with the
ask command possibly with a default and then use the type command to
initiate the search. In this fashion you can keep the message window
hidden.
ask "Which composer?" with default
type "find" && quote & it & quote "in field" & quote & "composer" & quote
(Naturally, I didn't test this but I believe that it is basically
correct).
-Victor M. Silva-
Cornell University
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!cornell!vax1!jh7j From: jh7j@vax1.UUCP (Victor M. Silva) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: More specific Find in HyperCard Message-ID: <508@vax1.UUCP> Date: Tue, 27-Oct-87 09:11:48 EST Article-I.D.: vax1.508 Posted: Tue Oct 27 09:11:48 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 30-Oct-87 04:50:20 EST References: <9380@ut-sally.UUCP> Reply-To: jh7j@vax1.UUCP (Victor M. Silva) Organization: Cornell Computer Services, Ithaca NY Lines: 32