Odd Syntax Error: "with visual effect"

[gizmoboyGAiiKM]

Hi all,

Just getting started with LiveCode, messing around with some IOS samples.

I'm getting an error I don't understand when trying to set up a handler to move to another card. When I try to compile this script:

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on cancelEdit
   go to card "Classes" with visual effect push right
end cancelEdit

I get an error:

card "thisCard": compilation error at line 12 (Expression: unquoted literal), char 30

Line 12 in they case is the "go to card" line.

That syntax comes more or less straight out of the docs. What am I missing?

[jmburnod]

Hi gizmoboyGAiiKM,

I think you fprget quote before Push and after right

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on cancelEdit
   go to card "Classes" with visual effect "push right"
end cancelEdit

Best regards

Jean-Marc

[Dixie]

Jean-Marc...

You don't use the quotes...

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visual effect push right
go card  x

should do it

be well

Dixie

[Klaus]

Hi firends,

wrong snytax!

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on mouseup
   visual push right
   go card "Classes"
end mouseUp

"with visual..." is for showing/hiding objects

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on mosueup
    hide fld 1 with visual push right
end mouseup

Or maybe we all should get used to the new syntax introduced in LC 5x

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on mouseup
   lock screen for visual effect
   go cd "classes"
   unlock screen with visual wipe right fast
end mouseup

Best

Klaus

[gizmoboyGAiiKM]

Or maybe we all should get used to the new syntax introduced in LC 5x

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on mouseup
   lock screen for visual effect
   go cd "classes"
   unlock screen with visual wipe right fast
end mouseup

Best

Klaus

Thanks for the help, Klaus. However, this code:

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on editClasses
   lock screen for visual effect
   go to card "EditClasses"
   unlock screen with visual wipe right fast
end editClasses

still yields the error:

card "Classes": compilation error at line 22 (expression: unquoted literal at char 30)

Line 22 is "unlock screen with visual wipe fast right"

[Klaus]

Hm, that syntax works for me:
LiveCode 5.02, Mac OS X 10.7.2!?

[mwieder]

Klaus-

With explicitVars disabled you can get by without the quotes, so it works for you.

gizmoboyGAiiKM-

Do one of these two things:

1. Put quotes around your string literals

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unlock screen with visual wipe "right fast"

2. Go into LiveCode's preferences and uncheck "strict compilation" under Script Editor settings.

[gizmoboyGAiiKM]

gizmoboyGAiiKM-

Do one of these two things:

1. Put quotes around your string literals

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unlock screen with visual wipe "right fast"

That did it -- thanks!