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I cannot get a command to copy the contents of a field to work. This is the code I'm using as per the dictionary:

copy word 1 to -1 of field "fldLabelAddress" of card "crdRecordSummary" of this stack

What am I missing?

Thanks,

It is surprising how often people write "it doesn't work" and expect others to know what is going on. Please provide all information you can possibly provide. In cases like these, you really need to provide error messages, the result, and strange unexpected behaviour.

Best,

Mark

button script that initiates the action:

on mouseUp
set blendLevel of me to 0
send copyAddressToClipboard to stack "stkAddressSummary"
end mouseUp

copyAddressToClipboard is a stack script in the same stack:

on copyAddressToClipboard
copy word 1 to -1 of field "fldLabelAddress" of card "crdRecordSummary" of stack "stkAddressSummary"
end copyAddressToClipboard

No syntax error is noted. No error is thrown during execution. It just doesn't put anything into the clipboard.

Is the field available on the current card of the stack, AlexAdams?

Mark

The field is on the same card as the button.

Hi Laex,

you can set "the clipboarddata["XXX"] by yourself, which is much more reiliable that "copy"!
...
set the clipboarddata["text"] to word 1 to -1 of field "fldLabelAddress" of card "crdRecordSummary" of this stack
...

See "clipboarddata" in the docs (Rev Dictionary)


Best

Klaus

set the clipboarddata["text"] works great. That is what I started out looking for, but I didn't understand the explanation in the dictionary, so passed over it.

Thanks for the clarification.