How to check if a group contains a specific control ?

[Curry Kenworthy]

jbv:

 > Is there a quick way to check if a group contains a specific control,
 > something like : if there is a fld "xyz" in grp "abc" of this cd
 > I tried many things but it always generates an error.

Here is an easy and elegant way - almost what you started with!
The key is 'of' versus 'in'. They are not quite the same.

Try this - tested Win/Mac, LC 9.6:

if there is a field "xyz" of group "abc" of this card then answer "xyz"
put there is a field "xyz" of group "abc" of this card & cr after t

For objects/controls, 'of' is the correct syntax.
But 'in' is mainly used for text. Not a safe substitute here!

(The Message Box may just ignore everything after 'in' -
testing only for a field "xyz". That can confuse about 'of' and 'in'.)

The Script Editor will actually error, since 'in' is unexpected.

Happy coding...

Curry Kenworthy

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