How to use "send"

[Dar Scott]

On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 01:27 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote:

> I'd do something like this:
>
> on setTitle n
>   if n is empty then put 1 into n
>   set the title of graphic "coverMask" to "Releasing piece " \
>     & n & "..."
>   add 1 to n
>   if n < 7
>   then send "setTitle n" to me in 1 second
> end setTitle
>
> To start it off, use either of these in the calling handler:
>
>   setTitle 1
>   setTitle

I wrote...

> on updateTitle i
>    if i is empty then
>       put 1 into i
>    end if
>    set the title of graphic "coverMask" to "Releasing piece " & i & 
> "..."
>    if i < 6 then
>       send "updateTitle i-1" to me in 1 seconds
>    end if
> end updateTitle
>
>
> Then in your code put this
>
> updateTitle

Great Minds think alike!!

And the really great ones don't subtract when adding is called for.

Barry!  Don't use mine without changing the minus to plus!

Dar Scott