When has a field changed?

[Mark Schonewille]

James,

// this is a field script, providing
// a safe way to check if a field has changed
local lHash
local lHasChanged

on openField
  put md5Digest(the text of me) into lHash
  pass openField
end openField

on closeField
  checkHash
  pass closeField
end closeField

// depending on the purpose of your field
// you may or may not want to include ths handler
on exitField
  checkHash
  pass exitField
end exitField

// alter this handler as needed
private command checkHash
  put md5Digest(the text of me) into myHash
  put (myHash is not lHash) into lHasChanged
  if lHasChanged then
    send "mouseUp" to btn ProcessChanges
  end if
end checkHash

getProp changed theCurret
  if theCurrent is true then
    return (md5Digest(the text of me)) is lHash
  else
    return (lHasChanged is true)
  end if	
end changed

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Best regards,

Mark Schonewille

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On 25 okt 2011, at 23:21, James Hurley wrote:

> I have a text field (unlocked) that the user can edit, but  I want to know when and to deal with the changes.
> 
> Here is what I have come up with, something of a kludge. Is there a cleaner way?
> 
> on mouseEnter --Enter the field
>   set the textChange of me to false
> end mouseEnter
> 
> on rawkeydown tKey
>   if the textChange of me is true then
>      pass rawKeyDown
>   else
>      set the textChange of me to true
>      pass rawKeyDown
>   end if
> end rawKeyDown
> 
> on mouseLeave
>   if the textChange of me is false then 
>      exit mouseLeave
>   else
>      send "mouseUP" to button "ProcessChanges" --This is where the change is dealt with.
>   end if
> end mouseLeave
> 
> 
> Jim Hurley