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From: Rob_McMurtry@mindlink.UUCP (Rob McMurtry)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: names of buttons
Message-ID: <4812@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 15 Feb 91 00:03:13 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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HyperCard provides each object with two discrete methods of id, the object id
i.e.: cd btn id 2, and the object #, i.e.: Cd btn number 2.

You _never_ reference an object by it's number, as this changes with the
addition and/or subtraction of objects. Although using names can be very
useful, the best way to reference objects is by their Id's, as these are always
dissimilar to those of other objects. Naming an object with a numeric will
cause problems. Whether this is a "problem" or not depends on your perspective,
but it's not unusual.
A practical way to name buttons and fields is to use the same name on both. If
you want a button named "info" to show a field named "info" you'd do it like
this: on mouseUp show cd fld the short name of me
end mouseUp
This can help avoid confusion, as the name of any object is always up at the
top left of the script editor.