Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bgsuvax!instone
From: instone@bgsuvax.UUCP (Keith Instone)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Intercepting deleteCard message
Message-ID: <6057@bgsuvax.UUCP>
Date: 17 Jul 90 19:44:49 GMT
Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh.
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I can keep the user from sorting my stack with this simple little
handler:

        on sort
        end sort

but this doesn't work for the deleteCard message (that is, the empty handler
doesn't keep the card from getting deleted).

I tried adding the 'exit to Hypercard' command (among other things),
but that didn't work either.

Saving the card information and doing a 'new card' after the deletion
won't work very well because I am using card id's a lot.

All I REALLY want to do is ask "Are you sure you want to delete this card?"
and abort if the user says NO.

Any suggestions?

Keith instone@andy.bgsu.edu
Thanks in advance, HyperTalk-style:
   put "Advance" into adv
   put "Thanks" after char 3 of adv
   put adv