Ben,
You can use the "return" command in a handler to return something that will
come back in "the result". Here's an example:
Button script:
on mouseUp
DoStuff
answer the result
end mouseUp
Card script:
on DoStuff
return "Hello"
end DoStuff
When you click the button, you should get "Hello" in an answer dialog.
Hope this helps,
Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Rubinstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 9:39 AM
Subject: setting the result
> Can a function set 'the result' separately from the result it returns? CF
> the way that "answer file" sets "it" and "the result" separately; or
> "copyResource" is a function, but sets "the result" (according to the
docs);
> or... I'm not aware of any other examples.
>
> I'm planning a library in which it would seem natural for various
functions
> under certain situations to return empty, while setting 'the result' to
> indicate why they did; or even in some cases to return non-empty valid
data,
> but also setting "the result" to note some anomalies. Obviously I can
have
> a dedicated global for this purpose; or a special function; but it would
> seem neater to use 'the result'.
>
> Is it possible?
>
> TIA,
>
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