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From: robertw@informix.com (Rob Weinberg)
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Subject: Re: hypercard questions
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Date: 28 Dec 90 20:17:26 GMT
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In article <556@valideast.COM> grs@valideast.UUCP (Gregory Smith) writes:
>I want to divide the numbers in two fields:
>
>   on mouseUp
>      add bg field "foo" to bg field "fa"
>      divide bg field "fa" into bg field "fum"
>   end mouseUp
>
>What's the right syntax for the divide?  

{divide fld "fa" by fld "fum" } will end up with fa/fum in 
field fa.

>Is multiply the same?

{multiply fld "fa" by fld "fum" } will end up with fa*fum in 
field fa.
>
>Greg