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From: shawn@e40-008-11.bloom-beacon (Shawn O'Donnell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: HC find quirks
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Date: 14 Sep 90 22:37:59 GMT
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I haven't been able to determine how HyperCard knows whether to find a 
string of text on the same card or on later cards.

In my database, I have a hierarchical table of contents like this:
    HEADING 1
        Subheading  1.a
        Subheading  1.b...
    HEADING 2
	    Subheading  2.a... 
          etc.
When people click on a line in the table of contents, the program takes 
them to the appropriate card.  Suppose someone clicks on Subheading 2.a.  
I have Hypercard find HEADING 2 in the heading field, and then find 
Subheading 2.a in the subheading in the subheading field.  

This works fine so long as 
    (a) The Subheading you are looking for is not the first one under that 
        heading, 
and
    (b) the same subheading does not appear under any other headings

The 'Find "Heading 2" in background field Heading' command works, but the 
'Find "Subheading 2.a" in background field Subheading' command jumps ahead 
to a "Subheading 2.a" card under another Heading.  Why isn't it beginning 
it's search on the present card like I thought it was supposed to?  

Thanks

Shawn O'Donnell
shawn@athena.mit.edu