Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!van-bc!rsoft!mindlink!a347
From: a347@mindlink.UUCP (John Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re:  Can buttons be created on the fly?
Message-ID: <4413@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 11 Jan 91 13:45:44 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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> I'd like to create buttons dynamically within a script, but I
> haven't found a way to do this.

A new button can be created using the command
  domenu "New Button"

The trick is gaining access to this button so that you can set the
name and location.  The button is added to the "end of the list."

        -- Create the button
        domenu "New Button"
        -- Figure out the button number
        put the number of buttons into btnNumb
        -- Make it look right
        set the name of button btnNumb to "Bob"
        set the rect of button btnNumb to 10,40,80,60
        set the style of button btnNumb to "shadow"
        -- Be sure to go back to browse tool after creating
        -- all the buttons
        choose browse tool

You might want to use "lock screen" and "unlock screen" around these
statements so that the user doesn't see the button until the
script has finished building it.

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