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Subject: Re: Button Name
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Date: 10 May 89 13:36:49 GMT
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In article <6035@brunix.UUCP> cs004004@cslab9d.UUCP (Jon Feinberg) writes:
>I am simply trying to have a button modify its own name like so:
>
>on mouseUp
>   if name of me is "ShowIt" then
>     set name of me to "HideIt"
>   else
>     set name of me to "ShowIt"
>   end if      
>end mouseUp
>
 
You should use short name of me.  ie if short name of me is "ShowIt".
Using just name of me returns the full title of the object-
bkgnd button "ShowIt" or card field "Hide" etc..

wing
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