strange clone behaviour: bug?

[Wouter]

> strange clone behaviour: bug?
> 	• 	From: andreas
> 	• 	 Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 01:31:20 -0700
>
> Hi
>
>
> I've read some articles in metacard lists about clone behaviour.
> For myself I've now a strange error that I can't solve:
>
>
> From a main stack A   I call a substack B which has the handler
> "klonen".  The handler "klonen" in substack B has the simple script:
>
>
> on Klonen
>   put ZuKopieren & "_" & Schuelername into NeuerName
>   go card ZuKopieren
> clone card ZuKopieren
> set the name of  it to NeuerName
> end Klonen

If we must relay on the script above then:
      ZuKopieren is not initialized (name), it will be an empty var.
      There will be no error dialog, it will only return "no such card" 
and going nowhere.
      Cloning a "" card will cause an error dialog, so you exit on this 
line.
      Next if Schuelername is not initialized, you wil only be adding an 
underscore to the name


>
>
>  On the line "clone card ZuKopieren" the script exits without an error 
> message!

so change your handler into something like this:

on Klonen ZuKopieren
   put < some name> into Schuelername
   put ZuKopieren & "_" & Schuelername into NeuerName
   go card ZuKopieren
   clone card ZuKopieren
   set the name of  it to NeuerName
end Klonen


>
> This script boiled down from a far more complicated script, which 
> showed the
>  same error.
>  This happens with the newest Rev built in MacOSX.
>
> Because my project relies heavily on the clone function help is very 
> welcome!
>
>
> Andreas Stämpfli
>
>

HTH
Greetings,
WA