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From: jm7f+@andrew.cmu.edu (Joe Melvin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: re:  help with choose command
Message-ID: <QYqA4By00WB3EHVWFb@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: 3 Aug 89 22:02:53 GMT
Organization: Class of '91, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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regarding when the use of the "do" command is necessary and when it is
not, here is one rule:

try it the straightforward way.  If hyperCard gets confused, use "do".

I know the command is needed in some cases, but in others it seems like
things should work without it.  The example that has been recently discussed,
"choose field 1 tool",  does seem like the do command would be needed if you
think about it.  There is a field tool, so hyperCard probably thinks your
command is starting out as "choose field" and expects the next word to be
"tool", then it runs into the "1" and gets confused.
Joe Melvin
HyperCard Programmer & student
Carnegie Mellon University