accessing colorized script

[Peter M. Brigham, MD]

On Mar 20, 2012, at 4:51 PM, Mark Wieder wrote:

> Jacque-
> 
> Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 1:44:08 PM, you wrote:
> 
>> On 3/20/12 3:30 PM, Mark Wieder wrote:
>>> Jacque-
>>> 
>>> Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 1:20:51 PM, you wrote:
>>> 
>>>>> _internal script colorize line 1 to (the number of lines of field 1) of field 1
>>> 
>>>> Ooooh!
>>> 
>>> You can also use chars instead of lines.
>>> 
> 
>> You mean like, "line 2 to -1 of" ...oh never mind.
> 
> Actually, (ignoring the other discussion...) the colorize routine for
> some reason won't take -1 as a parameter - you have to be explicit
> about it and say "(the number of lines of x") instead.

Yes. When I use "-1" instead of the lengthier form, it won't compile, and the long form compiles but doesn't do anything when I execute it. No error, no action. MacBook, OSX 10.6.8, Rev Studio 4.5.3, build 1210, operating on an ordinary text field. I was so hopeful! Any other ideas?

-- Peter

Peter M. Brigham
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