language syntax question

[Sean Cole (Pi)]

Hi Mike

Issue 1-
Get is for parameters which 'word' is not. So you would use 'put' rather
than 'get'. Get works well for formattedRect. To use 'get' for getting the
word 1 of 'obj' you would do this:

Get word 1 of line pl of the text of obj

because 'the text' is a parameter of your 'obj'



Issue 2-
With send, you don't need to add the @ suffix. When you use it on the input
of your handler (i.e., on doit @thevar) it is effectively referencing it to
the same mem-space of the passed variable 'thevar'. So you would just use
'send "another" & thevar in 1 sec' but still use the @ suffix in your next
handler (i.e., on another @thevar).

Hope this helps you out.

All the best

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On 19 November 2014 18:57, Mike Doub <mikedoub at gmail.com> wrote:

> i have been struggling with a couple of language issues and I hope some one
> can set me straight.
>
> Issue 1).  What is the syntax to get the contents of a field when you have
> the long IDE to the field.
>
> Put something ( long ID of field "foo", 2) into x
> ...
>
> Function something obj pl
>     Get the formattedrect of line pl of obj -- this works fine
>     Get word 1 of the text of line pl of obj -- this what I want to do but
> the syntax is wrong
> End something
>
>
> Issue 2). Can a reference to a variable be passed thru the message path
> with a send command?
>
> Local foo
> Put "stuff" into var
> doit var
> ...
>
> On doit @thevar
> Put "ed" after thevar
> -- here I want to send the reference to another handler
> Send "another" & @thevar   In 1 second-- this is where I want the reference
> to be sent and I
>  --  know the syntax is wrong
> End doit
>
> On another @thevar
> If thevar = "stuffed" then answer "it worked"
> End another
>
>
> Regards,
>
>      Mike
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