Keep track of object type

[Ken Ray]

You don't want to use "me", you want to use "the target". And you don't
really even need to use "abbr name"; you can just say:

on mouseUp
  put first word of the target into fld "Field 1"
end mouseUp

HTH,

Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
Email: kray at sonsothunder.com
Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-revolution-admin at lists.runrev.com 
> [mailto:use-revolution-admin at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of 
> Michael Young
> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 8:50 PM
> To: use-revolution at lists.runrev.com
> Subject: Keep track of object type
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I can use snippet "abbr name of me" to learn an object type. 
> But how can I keep track of the object type to use this 
> information in a script located at the card object level 
> rather than for example at the button object level?
> 
> A concrete example of differences in button mouseup functioning:
> 
> Button object script:
> on mouseup
>   put first word of abbr name of me into fld "Field 1"
> end mouseup
> 
> Field 1: button
> 
> Card object script with no button object script on mouseup 
> handler: on mouseup
>   put first word of abbr name of me into fld "Field 1"
> end mouseup
> 
> Field 1: card
> 
> I have no problem with the Field 1 answers that I am getting, 
> however I would like the Field 1 results in both situations 
> to be button. How can I achieve that result?
> 
> Thanks for your input,
> 
> Michael
> 
> 
> 
> 
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