brian@ut-sally.UUCP (Brian H. Powell) (10/24/87)
I am setting up a HyperCard stack to contain my favorite database: my
record collection. I want to set up different find buttons for finding
composer, finding title, etc. 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?
Thanks.
Brianchuq%plaid@Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) (10/24/87)
> Problem 1) How do I "put" a double-quote? Put "Find " && quote && quote && " in field Composer" > Problem 2) How do I position the cursor? There may be a better way, but wouldn't "Click at char 2 of word 2 of msg" do it? chuq Chuq Von Rospach chuq@sun.COM Editor, OtherRealms Delphi: CHUQ
graifer@net1.ucsd.edu (Dan Graifer) (10/25/87)
In article <9380@ut-sally.UUCP> brian@ut-sally.UUCP (Brian H. Powell) writes: > > I am setting up a HyperCard stack to contain my favorite database: my >record collection. I want to set up different find buttons for finding >composer, finding title, etc. 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? > >Thanks. > >Brian I tried this: on mouseUp put "Find" && quote & quote && "in Field Composer" into msg put rect of msg into mloc put (item 1 of mloc) + 50 into h put round(((item 2 of mloc) + (item 4 of mloc))/2) into v put " (" & h &"," & v & ")" after msg click at h,v end mouseUp but it doesn't work for one reason: The click is not intercepted by the Message window, the card containing the button gets it instead. I can find no way to send a message to the Message window. How about something like: on mouseUp ask "Find what?" if it isnt empty then find it in field composer end if end mouseUp Good luck: Dan Graifer graifer@net1.UCSD.EDU Disclaimer: Nobody ever listens to me anyways; Why should they start now?
jh7j@vax1.UUCP (Victor M. Silva) (10/27/87)
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
freedman@calgary.UUCP (Dan Freedman) (10/29/87)
In article <9380@ut-sally.UUCP>, brian@ut-sally.UUCP (Brian H. Powell) writes: > Problem 1) How do I "put" a double-quote? > Problem 2) How do I position the cursor? > > Thanks. > > Brian Ok, putting a double quote is as easy as including the constant "quote" in the put command, and positioning the cursor is as easy as issuing the "click at" command. Something like this should do the trick: put "find " & quote & quote & " in field xyz" click at 123, 234 The arguments to click at will have to be found by experimentation, and you might want to make them relative to the "loc of message box" so that it will work properly even if someone moves the message box. Also, I don't have a mac in front of me, so I'm not sure whether "quote" is the right constant, but I think it is. If not, then it's something similar. Dan Freedman University of Calgary Computer Science Department