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From: martin@m2.csc.ti.com (Steven Martin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Message Window: probs w/global variables
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Date: 11 Sep 89 14:45:14 GMT
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In article <19503@mimsy.UUCP> spector@brillig.umd.edu.UUCP (Lee Spector) writes:
>I conclude that there must be (BETTER BE) a better way.  How can I evaluate
>a string JUST AS THOUGH I HAD TYPED IT TO THE MESSAGE BOX AND TYPED RETURN?
>It seems like you could just script this, but as far as I can tell the fact
>that it's scripted changes the scope of the variables in the string.

How about putting the string into the message box and then doing a
"type return".

on mydo string
  put string
  type return
end mydo

Good luck!

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