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From: eacelari@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Edward A Celarier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Problems with hypercard fields?
Message-ID: <16107@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
Date: 7 May 90 20:28:38 GMT
Reply-To: eacelari@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Edward A Celarier)
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Organization: Princeton University, NJ
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Hello.
I am having some problems with Hypercard (probably the most recent version, 
since it was recently acquired), running on a Mac IIci.  Seems the problems
have something to do with fields.  Here goes:

I have a field on a card, which has a symbol for a chemical element.  Other 
cards have a field called AtSy, which has some symbol, which is to be 
matched.  So I have, in the field script (using field as a button!)

	find me in field AtSy

This usually works.  Notable exception:  When a card somewhere down the 
line in the stack (searched before the desired card is found) has that 
symbol (e.g. At  or I ), then find settles on that card, even though that 
text is not in the right field!  Apparently the search restriction to the 
named field is not taking.

Second problem is that send farther and bring closer don't work with my 
fields.  Neither the tabbing order nor the overlap order of the fields 
changes.  

Is it me, or is it a hypercard bug?

Please reply to:

	Celarier@Cebaf2.Cebaf.Gov  (Edward A. Celarier)

Thank you much!