Group command syntax

[Michael Doub]

I guess I don't know how to do the selection...  searching the docs.   ;-)


On Apr 19, 2013, at 7:01 PM, Michael Doub <mikedoub at gmail.com> wrote:

> group id 1416 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"  and 
> group id 1419 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"  and 
> group id 1422 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"  and 
> group id 1425 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"  and 
> group id 1428 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"  and 
> group id 1431 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"  and 
> group id 1434 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"  and 
> group id 1437 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"  and 
> group id 1440 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"  and 
> group id 1443 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"  and 
> group id 1446 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"
> 
> This is in the variable theGroupList with no returns (I added them for the email)
> 
>    select theGroupList   -- Line 101
>    group the selobj
>    set the name of the selobj to "_scroller"
>    select empty
> 
> card "Survey": execution error at line 101 (Chunk: error in object expression) near "group id 1416 of card id 1007 of stack .....
> 
> is the error.
> 
> I think that I am doing exactly what you are suggesting Mike, but there is something I am missing.
> 
> -= Mike
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Apr 19, 2013, at 6:40 PM, Mike Bonner <bonnmike at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Yep, just tried it and it works with that method. If you lock screen of
>> course you can avoid showing all the selection handles.
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Mike Bonner <bonnmike at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> THere was a discussion around here smoewhere about groups not working
>>> correctly with the "last" keyword.
>>> 
>>> However, I think if you change your method, and instead "select" the list
>>> if items, then issue a group command, the group will still be selected and
>>> you can then "set the name of the selobj to "_scroller" and then select
>>> empty
>>> 
>