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From: jgsmith@watson.bcm.tmc.edu (James G. Smith)
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Subject: Re: Using FIND in scripts
Summary: HyperCard's goofy find rules
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Date: 20 Mar 90 22:16:34 GMT
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Find is one of the things HyperCard does in a really goofy way.

If you say (in a script)

Find "foo" in field "bar"

HyperCard thinks

hmmm, field bar is field number one, so this script says

Find "foo" in field number one

If hyperCard doesn't find "bar" in field number one, it goes to the next
card (whatever the background) and looks for "bar" in field number one
of THAT background, no matter what field that is.

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(but I still like HyperTalk anyway....so what are a few hours frustation a)
Find is one of the things HyperCard does in a really goofy way.

If you say (in a script)

           Find "foo" in field "bar"

HyperCard thinks

           hmmmm, field "bar" is field number one, so this script really says
           Find "foo" in field number one

If HyperCard doesn't find "foo" in field number one, it goes to the next
card (whatever the background) and looks for "foo" in field number one
of THAT background, no matter what that field is called.

*
(but I still like HyperTalk anyway)