calling a remote function..

[Jim Ault]

Try using the Call, as this is supposed to keep the current variable
environment even though you are outside the message path.  This is from the
original HCard navigation so you could travel across hard drives and
computers and yet update the original variable space.

I have never used this, so testing is required.

If call "foo" does not work, then it is time to do a call "fooey".

Jim Ault
Las Vegas


On 1/19/07 4:55 AM, "Chipp Walters" <chipp at chipp.com> wrote:

> Trying to call function 'foo(param1,param2)' in button "bar" from somewhere
> outside the message path.
> 
> So, I do this:
> 
> put "1,000" into param1
> put "Soldiers" into param2
> get value("foo(param1,param2)",btn "bar")
> 
> Sadly, the literals "param1" and "param2" are passed to foo instead of the
> variables.
> I've tried escaping, quoting, and waving a half dead chicken over foo. No
> good. Any ideas?
> 
> TRY YOURSELF
> Create a new stack:
> create button "bar" with script:
> 
> function foo param1,param2
>   answer param1 &cr& param2
> end foo
> 
> Create another button "PressMe"
> 
> on mouseUp
>   put "1,000" into param1
>   put "soldiers" into param2
>   answer value("foo(param1,param2)",btn "bar")
> end mouseUp
>