Odd Name Resolution

[Tom Glod]

if you don't specify the stack it uses the "defaultstack" ... so is it
returning false even if the button is not there?

On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 3:59 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> I have noticed that if I reference an object on a different card while
> that card is not the current card, I have to use the full path to that
> object. For instance:
>
> put the hilited of button "btndbprimary" of card "Database Setup"
>
> this will return true if card "Database Setup" is the current card, but
> will return false if it is not, even though the button is hilited.
>
> However,
>
> put the hilited of button "btndbprimary" of card "Database Setup" of stack
> "Forms Generator"
>
> WILL return true no matter where I use it. Is this normal behavior?
>
> Bob S
>
>
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