Ah yes indeed, I’d forgotten I could test with 'put not(tab)’ in the message box - that certainly proves the syntax was wrong! :-) Best, Keith
> On 21 Jan 2021, at 10:49, Dick Kriesel via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > >> On Jan 21, 2021, at 2:34 AM, Keith Clarke via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> I was just keen to understand why offset wasn’t happy with the ‘not(tab)’ in >> this instance. > > expression "not(tab)" evaluates to true, which doesn’t serve your purpose > > — Dick > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode