Forcing a variable to evaluate as an object reference

[Jim Ault]

try this variation
I always do the following progression

put ("put" && quote & it & quote && "into field" && i) into cmd
do cmd

Now set a breakpoint and use variable watcher to see what cmd holds.
If all looks good, then copy the cmd string in variable watcher and paste
into a word processor that can display high ascii.  Look for a trailing
space or tab or null that will make the name you are using different from
the named field.  Now do the reverse and see if the field name has a
trailing space.

If that all looks correct, then set a breakpoint before the 'do cmd' and see
if there is a variable 'inst2' already defined.  This may cause a conflict
with the field naming, but should not with the quotes around the name.

Let us know.

Jim Ault
Las Vegas

On 9/12/06 12:41 PM, "David Glasgow" <david at dvglasgow.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:

> OK,
> 
> Now it is just tantalising.
> 
> The following:
> 
> on yeschangeit
>    global glanguage
>    put "changing it now"
>    repeat for each line i in field "langfields"
>      put "field " & i into twhere
>      get the Language[glanguage] of twhere
>      do "put" && quote & it & quote && "into field" && i
>    end repeat
> end yeschangeit
> 
> 
> works for two of the three fields listed in langfields:  (thanks Jeanne
> for the magic 'do')
> 
> "Inst3" of card "Ranking" of this Stack
> "Inst2" of card "Ranking" of this Stack
> "Inst1" of card "Ranking" of this Stack
> 
> It always fails on "Inst2" which exists and has the properties
> required.  It fails wherever it appears in the field "langfield" (i.e.
> I shuffled the order just to see if it was the last item that always
> failed)
> 
> put field "Inst2" of card "Ranking" of this Stack
> 
> in the message box results in the contents appearing as expected.
> 
> The error is:
> 
> executing at 8:03:49 PM
> Type do: error in source expression
> Object Assessment Language
> Line do "put" && quote & it & quote && "into field" && i
> Hint group id 2551 of card id 1002 of stack "/Applications/Revolution
> Studio/2.7.2-gm-1/Affinity 2.0.rev"
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> 
> Best Wishes,
> 
> David Glasgow
> Carlton Glasgow Partnership
> 
> http://www.i-psych.co.uk
> 
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