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From: jdevoto@Apple.COM (Jeanne A. E. DeVoto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Finding Text
Message-ID: <52300@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 2 May 91 04:24:37 GMT
References: <284.2819CAE4@mcws.fidonet.org> <1991May1.151453.14818@oz.plymouth.edu>
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In article <1991May1.151453.14818@oz.plymouth.edu> oddjob@oz.plymouth.edu
(Andrew C. Stoffel) writes:
>I have a stack of 108 cards (with the possibility(sp?) of MORE) with
>eleven fields on each that I want to search & then mark the card for
>viewing or printing. I can mark cards with
>	mark cards
> etc. and then act on those marked cards but this seems to work ONLY
>if I tell it to check one field. This is fine for some things (and I
>use it for them). How do I get it to mark EVERY card that contains
>something in A field that I am looking for ??

If I understand you correctly, what you want is

  unmark all cards
  mark cards by finding "foo"
  go first marked card

and then in your "find again" button

  on mouseUp
    go next marked card
  end mouseUp
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