Group command syntax

[Michael Doub]

group id 1416 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"  and 
group id 1419 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"  and 
group id 1422 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"  and 
group id 1425 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"  and 
group id 1428 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"  and 
group id 1431 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"  and 
group id 1434 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"  and 
group id 1437 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"  and 
group id 1440 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"  and 
group id 1443 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"  and 
group id 1446 of card id 1007 of stack "/Users/mike/Dropbox/PainTracking/PainTracking.livecode"

This is in the variable theGroupList with no returns (I added them for the email)

   select theGroupList   -- Line 101
   group the selobj
   set the name of the selobj to "_scroller"
   select empty

card "Survey": execution error at line 101 (Chunk: error in object expression) near "group id 1416 of card id 1007 of stack .....

is the error.

I think that I am doing exactly what you are suggesting Mike, but there is something I am missing.

-= Mike




On Apr 19, 2013, at 6:40 PM, Mike Bonner <bonnmike at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yep, just tried it and it works with that method. If you lock screen of
> course you can avoid showing all the selection handles.
> 
> 
> On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Mike Bonner <bonnmike at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> THere was a discussion around here smoewhere about groups not working
>> correctly with the "last" keyword.
>> 
>> However, I think if you change your method, and instead "select" the list
>> if items, then issue a group command, the group will still be selected and
>> you can then "set the name of the selobj to "_scroller" and then select
>> empty
>>