jbnash@vms.macc.wisc.edu (John B. Nash) (01/08/91)
Hypertext question...simple problem I think, not insulting I hope. ----------------------------- | | for Version 1.2.2 | xxxxx VALUE field | These two cards have the same background | | Suppose I want to click on the CUMULATIVE field | xxxxx CUMUL. field | and have the sum of both VALUE fields appear | | in the CUMULATIVE field. ----------------------------- Is the script below on the right track? (background id 2763 for both cards). ----------------------------- | | | xxxxx VALUE field | | | | xxxxx CUMUL. field | | | ----------------------------- on mouseUp put zero into field "CUMULATIVE" put zero into total repeat with i = 1 to the number of cards in bg id 2763 add bg field "VALUE" to total put total into field "CUMULUATIVE" end repeat end mouseUp Right now, when I click on CUMULATIVE, it takes whatever number is in the VALUE field of the current card and multiplies it by the number of cards in the stack. Obviously this script is good if the numbers in the VALUE fields are all the same, but they are different from card to card. Ideas appreciated. Just E me _______________________________________________________________________________ | J. B. NASH Internet > jbnash@vms.macc.wisc.edu | | University of Bitnet > jbnash@wiscmac2 | | Wisconsin DECnet > wircs2::jbnash | | Madison from CompuServe > internet:jbnash@vms.macc.wisc.edu | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
jkc@Apple.COM (John Kevin Calhoun) (01/08/91)
In article <1991Jan8.005708.5908@macc.wisc.edu> jbnash@vms.macc.wisc.edu (John B. Nash) writes: [ A question about summing the contents of a background field from each card of the background, and putting the new total into a background field on each card of the background. ] Here's how I would do this in HyperCard 2.0: >on mouseUp -- I removed a line here > put zero into total -- initialize variable lock screen -- optional step push card -- remember where we started > repeat with i = 1 to the number of cards in bg id 2763 go to card i of bg id 2763 -- crucial step > add bg field "VALUE" to total -- I removed a line here. > end repeat pop card -- go back where we started put total into field "CUMULATIVE" unlock screen -- only if you locked the screen, above >end mouseUp This works if the sharedText of field "CUMULATIVE" is true. In version 1.x, I would do it like this, because there's no sharedText property for background fields: >on mouseUp -- I removed a line here > put zero into total -- initialize variable lock screen -- optional step push card -- remember where we started > repeat with i = 1 to the number of cards in bg id 2763 go to card i of bg id 2763 -- crucial step > add bg field "VALUE" to total -- I removed a line here. > end repeat repeat with i = 1 to the number of cards in bg id 2763 go to card i of bg id 2763 put total into field "CUMULATIVE" -- I removed a line here. end repeat pop card -- go back where we started unlock screen -- only if you locked the screen, above >end mouseUp Kevin Calhoun HyperCard Team Apple Computer, Inc.
ralph@world.std.com (Ralph Lombreglia) (01/08/91)
From article 2867: >repeat with i = 1 to the number of cards in bg id 2763 >add bg field "VALUE" to total You need to tell HyperCard which card you want to work with on each iteration. The second line above should read: add field "VALUE" of card i to total ("field") implies background field in HyperCard). Ralph Lombreglia Internet: ralph@world.std.com MCI Mail: rlombreglia Bix: rlombreglia