Understanding the long ID?

[Ken Ray]

On Tue, 15 May 2007 18:07:27 -0500, Chipp Walters wrote:

> Thanks Trevor,
> 
> duh.
> I got it...just a bit confusing is all. I do/have used the 'set the text of'
> for this.

I've done the same. But I started to put this rule into my head that I 
can manipulate properties with get/set/put on an object reference in a 
variable, but that anything else to do with that object (esp. 
"shorthand" stuff like "get field 1" instead of "get the text of field 
1") should be executed with "do":

  do "put" && quote & "Fred" & quote && "into" && tID

But I've tended to go the "property way" when using references because 
it's less typing (as you saw):

  set the text of tID to "Fred"



Ken Ray
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