You need to force the type of fRef to be a string. LiveCode assumes a string that lukes like a long id is a reference to a control. It's duck-typing.
This is useful in many circumstances. To get round it you don't need "do", but you need to assemble the reference as a string - and do mess around a bit. Try deleting the first word if fRef, then manipulating it, then adding the first word back? On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 at 06:58, Kay C Lan <lan.kc.macm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Maybe this will help: > > put the long id of fld "text" into fRef > put word 3 of fRef into fFldID > put word 7 of fRef into fCdID > put word -1 of fRef into fStackName > replace quote with empty in fStackName > put "deux" into word 2 of fld id fFldID of card id fCdID of stack > fStackName > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 4:20 AM, Peter M. Brigham <pmb...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > So I have a field, let's say field "text", with the contents "one two > > three four". > > > > if I do this: > > put the long id of fld "text" into fRef > > put "deux" into word 2 of fRef > > > > it puts "deux" into word 2 of "field id 1022 of stackā¦" and doesn't > > resolve fRef as a field reference. > > > > But if I do: > > put the text of fRef into tText > > > > it *does* resolve fRef as a field reference, as I would expect. It > appears > > that the engine only resolves these references when the context/syntax > > indicates that it should expect an object reference, and not otherwise. > > > > Is there any way I can put "deux" into word 2 of the field without > jumping > > through hoops, like > > put "deux" into newWord > > do "put newWord into word two of" && fRef > > ?? > > > > I don't want to do: > > put the text of fRef into tText > > put "deux" into word 2 of tText > > set the text of fRef to tText > > because the field may contain formatted text that I want to preserve. > > > > ideas? or am I stuck with hoops? > > > > -- Peter > > > > Peter M. Brigham > > pmb...@gmail.com > > http://home.comcast.net/~pmbrig > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 _______________________________________________ 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