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From: imp@tik.vtt.fi (Ilkka Priha)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Naming new fields
Message-ID: <4873@hemuli.tik.vtt.fi>
Date: 4 May 90 07:40:55 GMT
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In article <54453@microsoft.UUCP> peterbak@microsoft.UUCP (Peter BAKO) writes:
>How does one create a new field via a HyperCard script, and then
>proceed to give a name to this new field?  Unlike a button, fields
>are not given a default name, and there is no way that I can
>reference to them.
>
>on mouseUp
>  doMenu "New Field"
>  set the name of cd fld "" to "theField"
>end mouseUp
>
>That will not work.

This should work:

on mouseUp
  doMenu "New Field"
  get the number of last cd fld
  set name of cd fld it to "theField"
end mouseUp



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