language syntax question

[Michael Doub]

Thanks Scott.   Of course now that I see the answer, it is obvious.

Regards,
    Mike



On 11/19/14 2:28 PM, Scott Rossi wrote:
> See if this works for you:
>
>
> on mouseUp
>      put something(long ID of field 1,2)
> end mouseUp
>
> function something obj, pl
>      return the formattedRect of line pl of obj & cr & \
>            word 1 of line pl of (text of obj)
> end something
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Scott Rossi
> Creative Director
> Tactile Media, UX/UI Design
>
>
>
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> On 11/19/14, 10:57 AM, "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
>
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