Passing Lists II

[Rob Cozens]

Hi All,

Put these handlers in a button, enter a time in dateItems (eg: 
2003,1,19,9,26,0,0) and see what you get.

on mouseUp
   ask "Enter the time in a format that converts to dateItems."
   if it is empty then exit mouseUp
   put it into theTime
   answer "The time is"&&theTime
   send "setTime"&&theTime to me in 20 milliseconds
end mouseUp

on setTime theTime
   answer "setTime time is"&&theTime
end setTime


When I run this in v1.5A7, mouseUp says theTime is 
2003,1,19,9,26,0,0; but setTime says theTime is 2003.  I worked 
around the problem by converting theTime to seconds before passing 
it...but (a) I shouldn't have to, and (b) I am concerned about the 
broader implications of sending any list that is input via an ask 
dialog (or in general?).

Rob Cozens
CCW, Serendipity Software Company
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