al@crucible.UUCP (Al Evans) (04/30/91)
In a stack with a number of fields which must be validated before exit, I am using an openField handler like this: on openField global currField if currField is empty then put number of me into currField else select text of field currField end if end openField The matching closeField handlers, if the entry is acceptable, put empty into currField. I want to move this openField handler to the background by replacing "number of me" with "number of the target". But the background doesn't seem to receive the message unless I use a stub "pass openField" handler in each field. Is this normal, or what? Please reply by email, unless the answer is something peculiar that everyone should know:-) --Al Evans-- -- Al Evans Reality is like this: al@crucible.uucp We are born knowing uunet!execu!sequoia!crucible!al the world isn't what we think.
David_Greg_Herlihy@cup.portal.com (05/01/91)
Opening file with Multifinder When you use the command "open file x with [application]" while running the single finder, Hypercard obediently finds the file and opens it with the specified application (if such file exists). What I find annoying, however, is that this command does not seem to work if you are running multifinder and the specified application is already opened. Rather than opening the file, Hypercard merely switches you to whatever file is currently opened in the application rather than the file you requested Does anyone know how to make this command behave with multifinder? Is this something we can expect to go away with system 7.0 or a HyperCard upgrade Thanks for your help. David