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From: n_hays@fennel.cc.uwa.oz.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Wanted: "Find Next"
Message-ID: <1990Nov25.040220.2644@fennel.cc.uwa.oz.au>
Date: 24 Nov 90 20:02:20 GMT
References: <1990Nov20.155800.2630@fennel.cc.uwa.oz.au> <11336@goofy.Apple.COM> <1990Nov23.061239.2641@fennel.cc.uwa.oz.au> <2785@polari.UUCP>
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In article <2785@polari.UUCP>, smelly@polari.UUCP (Tom Benedict) writes:
> 
> I recommend avoinding the use of "the seletion" in your "Find Next" script
> Selecting text usually 'resets' the Find command, because the find boxe is 
> gone. Just get the foundtext frather than selecting the foundchunk.
> (sorry this is so messy, I haven't fingured out how to backspace in this editor)


The trouble is I'm after the whole sentence in which the found word occurs.
The "foundline" is no good - it returns a description of the line, rather
than its contents. 
I haven't found any way of avoiding using "the selection" in cases such as
this but please let me know if you have one.
Thanks
Neale

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