put parens around (the selectedobjects) so that eval is forced to complete before the count.
On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Peter Haworth <p...@lcsql.com> wrote: > I guess it's my week for running into LC oddities, here's the latest. > > Open any stack and select 1 or more controls on it. > > In the message box: > > put the selectedObjects > > You'll see the long ids of the controls you selected, one per line. So far > so good. Now in the message box : > > put the number of lines in the selectedObjects > > You'll get zero no matter how many controls are selected. > > I can get round this in a script by putting the selectedObjects into a > variable, then the number of lines in the variable returns the correct > result. > > Is this a bug or just some strange side effect of how the selectedObjects > is implemented? > > Pete > lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> > _______________________________________________ > 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
