Can't delete object from the script of a group(?)

[André Bisseret]

Thank you Pete for your reply.

In the same handler,I just tried to delete a substack instead of the card and that works.
So, your theory seems the good one!
I am adopting it ;-))

Best regards

André

Le 21 déc. 2012 à 19:35, Peter Haworth a écrit :

> Hi Andre,
> This is guesswork on my part but according to the message path diagram in
> the User Guide, background scripts are executed after card scripts.  My
> guess is that causes some sort of conflict due to deleting the card in a
> script that is executing on the card to be deleted.
> 
> Moving it to the button means it is handled before the card comes into play
> so maybe the conflict doesn't exist in those circumstances.
> 
> Once again, just a theory.
> 
> Pete
> lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 3:14 AM, André Bisseret
> <andre.bisseret at wanadoo.fr>wrote:
> 
>> Stating the problem as simply as possible :
>> 
>> On a cards of a stack I have 2 buttons
>> - New card
>> - delete card
>> they are grouped in group "grAction" (backgroundBehavior true)
>> 
>> The script of group "grAction" is the following :
>> -------
>> on mouseUp
>>    switch the short name of the target
>>        case "New card"
>>            create cd
>>            break
>>        case "delete card"
>>          delete this cd
>>    end switch
>> end mouseUp
>> -----------
>> Button "new card" works as expected.
>> Button "delete card" does not work
>> I get: "can't delete object"
>> and also (in Remo): "can't find object"
>> 
>> Fortunately, if I put "delete this cd" as a mouseUp handler in btn "delete
>> card" it works ;-))
>> 
>> What am I missing
>> 
>> Thanks for any hint
>> 
>> Best regards from Grenoble
>> 
>> André
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