Strange compile error

[Peter Haworth]

Hi Mark,
Jacque's suggestion of putting "control" before "pitemname" is working for
me although, as mentioned in a prior email, I'm not sure why, but I'll take
it.

You're right, using IDs would require me to keep a list of the ids related
to each abbrev name in a custom prop somewhere, not a big deal but
something I could live without.

Even though I'm happy this is now working OK, I still don't understand what
the compiler (Applier?) is objecting to.  I'm pretty sure I've used that
type of construct with no problem before although using a variable name
rather than a parameter name, and not in a handler call.

Pete
lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>


On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Mark Wieder <mwieder at ahsoftware.net>wrote:

> Peter Haworth <pete at ...> writes:
>
> > What am I missing?
>
> The easiest way around this is the wordiest:
>
> getPropertyValues the long id of (word 1 of pitemname && word 2 of
> pitemname
> && "of group" && "TestControls")
>
> but in general you would probably be better off using the id rather than
> the
> abbreviated name. Since you're in a menuPick handler that might get awkward
> too, unless you keep parallel lists or maintain an array or something.
>
> --
>  Mark Wieder
>  mwieder at ahsoftware.net
>
>
>
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