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From: mike@pyrite.SOM.CWRU.Edu (Michael Kerner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Another idling in pre-2.0 HC, AND file problems (pre 2.0)
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Well, I trashed the message that some helpful soul sent out, so I don't know
who he is, however, it really doesn't help.  I don't want a global variable
'cause I want to reset the timer if something happens, which is why I wanted
to trap myself in the idle.  That is why the screen saver analogy is good - I
want to keep counting until either my timer runs out or something happens.

Any guesses?

Second question:  related to files: I'm importing a file edited by an IBM.
The file is unformatted by the IBM editor, but two strange things happen with
it.  Here's the script
...
open file "pathname:filename"
read from file "pathname:filename" for soManyChars
put it into card field "SoAndSo"
...

At this point, lines 2 through last of the file have a block preceding them.
To prove that all lines have a block in front I scroll to the bottom of the
field (by the way, it's a scrolling field), and check the last few lines as
well.  When the scroll bar is at the bottom of the field, I type
first char of line 2 of card field "SoAndSo"
into the message box, and guess what?  I get the real first character of that
line!  Oh, maybe HC doesn't recognize the block, so I scroll back up to the
top, only now the blocks are ALL GONE, everywhere in the field!

Figuring I can use this trick I add
set the scroll of field "SoAndSo" to SomeHumungousNumber
put the first char of line 2 of field "SoAndSo" into it
set the scroll of field "SoAndSo" to 0

only that doesn't work.

AAAAUUUUUUGGGGHHH!!!  Help, folks!  Is there an Apple/Claris tech reading this?
I don't believe in UFO's, and I've been scripting in HC for almost three years,
so I think I have a reasonable amount of experience with it.

Any suggestions folks?  Also, I'm using version 1.2.5 - no reason to upgrade
to 2.0 until all the bugs (and XCMD's/XFCN's) are upgraded!

Since both of these problems are related to new applications network stacks
I'm upgrading for our users (about 200 of 'em), I'd appreciate any help...


Mike.
Body by Nautilus...Brain by Mattel
(and don't let that hamper my credibility)