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From: delaney@XN.LL.MIT.EDU (John R. Delaney)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: refering to newly created fields (buttons)
Keywords: fields buttons
Message-ID: <1207@xn.LL.MIT.EDU>
Date: 9 Jan 89 21:02:27 GMT
Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA
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I am creating a field (button) in a script by choosing the
field (button) tool and dragging with the command key modifier.
Then I want to set various of the field's (button's) properties.
What is the most compact way to refer to the newly created
field (button)?

I have been assuming (I think safely) that the index of the
newly created field (button) is equal to the number of fields
(buttons). But that seems a bit round-about, giving rise to
the feeling that some special variable like "it" ought to
be set appropriately immediately after creating a field
(button). Have I missed something?

John