Object Reference in Variable?

[Scott Rossi]

Hey List Folks:

I'm having trouble remembering how to get Rev to see object references in
variables, as opposed to the variable data.  For example, if I script:

  put the long id of field 1 into tField
  put the number of lines of tField

I'll get '1' in the message box regardless of how may lines field 1
contains.  I could have sworn there was a way to get this work without using
"do" or using "the text of tField".  Is my memory faulty?

Thanks & Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, Multimedia & Design