On 3/12/08 9:35 AM, "Colin Holgate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Oh, this will make you all laugh no doubt, but how do I use variables > in the message box? For example, if I try this: > > get 10 > put it > > the word "it" is put into the message box. What would I do > differently in order to see the value "10" appear? Mark's answer is a good one. The 'it' container is a special one for Rev, so you need to learn how it works, usually by testing to make sure what happens is what you want. Another way to use variables is to create a global in the message box, then use that global : put "the dog barks" into gVarToHoldString Now Revolution program stores the string in a variable that will persist until you quit Rev. Opening and closing stacks will not affect this value unless they also access the 'aaaa' global. So: --run each of these in the msg box to test the effect put "the dog barks" into gVarToHoldString put gVarToHoldString put cr & word 1 of gVarToHoldString after msg put msg & cr & cr & gVarToHoldString & " loudly" Caution when using the multi-line message box as there are slight differences from running the same code in a script container, such as the stack script. Jim Ault Las Vegas _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution