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From: gdavis@primate.wisc.edu (Gary Davis)
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Subject: Re: Re:Deleting lines in fields/sorting fields/scrolling fields (HELP)
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Date: 6 Mar 91 06:07:17 GMT
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From article <3802.27D37A60@blkcat.fidonet.org>, by Ken.Knight@f421.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Ken Knight):
> I assume you are using the find command to find the name to remove. If
> so, then you can use the value returned by the FoundLine() function.
> Specifically:
>  find x in field "foo"
>  if the result is not "not found" then
>    get the foundline
>    delete line (word 2 of it) of field "foo"
>   end if

Two minor suggestions:

     You can also just say
     
          delete the foundLine

     It's best to say

          if the result is not empty

     According to Dan Winkler, there's no guarantee that the failure of
find wil continue to be reported as "not found" in future versions of
HyperCard.

Gary Davis