Dear Mike
Thank you for taking the trouble to respond. I ran your handler but I got an
error message:
"Script error: cast member not found
member("field1").text="blaha"
Could you suggest where I might have gone wrong?
Cheers and thanks
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "mike m" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: <lingo-l> New learner: how do write a handler that inserts text
memebers in the cast?
>
> hi, i am new too, but practise makes progress eh!
> to make a handler that will put text into the first six cast members all
you
> need to do is this,
> first of all make six text fields, name them appropriatly, then to make a
> handler, first make a movie script and type:
>
> on textPutter me
> member("field1").text = "blaha"
> member("field2").text = "blaha"
> member("field3").text = "blaha"
> member("field4").text = "blaha"
> member("field5").text = "blaha"
> member("field6").text = "blaha"
> end
>
> that should do it
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________
> Mike Malinowski
> http://www.raynak.com/~mikesnail/test/index.htm
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>
> >From: "John Lodge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: <lingo-l> New learner: how do write a handler that inserts text
> >memebers in the cast?
> >Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 20:35:41 -0000
> >
> >Dear group
> >I'm just starting to learn Lingo (don't have a programming background)
and
> >having worked my way through umpteen pages on the subject, I want now to
> >create some handlers of my own as an exercise to see how well I
understand
> >the language. So far I have to admit ... I'm not doing very well.
> >
> >Yesterday, for example, I wanted to write a handler which would insert
text
> >into the first five members of the cast. Could I do it? Not a chance!
> >
> >I'd be grateful, if anyone could spare a moment and indicate how I might
> >tackle this - using dot syntax, for preference.
> >
> >Cheers
> >John
> >
> >
> >= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
> >John Lodge
> >Surrey, England
> >
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