On Wed, 16 Jun 1999, Richard Gaskin wrote:
> >> I have allways wondered, why there is no
> >> request somefunction(p1,p2) from stack "mylibrary"
> >> The syntax is used by HyperCard for AppleScripts.
> >
> >And the return value gets put into "it"? Not my favorite technique...
>
> Could the desired effect be obtained by using MetaTalk's "call" command?
No, that's just like "send" except that it doesn't change the context
(what "me", "this card", etc. are). There is a way to do this in
MetaCard, though:
put value(somefunc(), <object>) into somevar
The optional second parameter specifies the context for the evaluation.
Regards,
Scott
> - Richard Gaskin
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MetaCard: You know, there's an easier way to do that...
