calling a handler as a variable

[adventuresofgreg]

Hi: referencing the name of a handler as a variable won't work. Any idea how to accomplish this?

ie the following won't work, but gives you an example of what I'm trying to do:

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put "runThisSystem" into myHandlerName

if this then myHandlerName (var1,var2)
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When I run "myHandlerName", I actually want to run "runThisSystem"

[Dixie]

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on mouseUp
   put "runThisSystem" into myHandlerName
   
   if myHandlerName = "runThisSystem" then
      runThisSystem
   end if
end mouseUp

on runThisSystem
   beep
end runThisSystem

strange...

[Klaus]

Hi Greg,

just DO it
...
put "runThisSystem" into myHandlerName
do myHandlerName
...

Best

Klaus

[adventuresofgreg]

Klaus - oops, it's a FUNCTION, not a handler. Sorry. It's like this:

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put "runThisSystem" into myFUNCTIONname
put myFUNCTIONname (var1,var2,var3) into whatever
...

[adventuresofgreg]

Hi Dixie: Sorry, it was a FUNCTION, not a handler. Yes your solution would work, but for other reasons, I can't run a bunch of if scenarios. The user would type the name of the system to run in a field, and the script should just find the function in the stack scripts and run it. Every time I add a new function, I don't want to add a corresponding "if then". you know?

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on mouseUp
   put "runThisSystem" into myHandlerName
   
   if myHandlerName = "runThisSystem" then
      runThisSystem
   end if
end mouseUp

on runThisSystem
   beep
end runThisSystem

strange...

[dunbarx]

Hi.

Like this?

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on mouseUp
   put any item of "A,B,C"  into var
   put "runThisSystem"  && var into myHandlerName
      
   answer runThisSystem(var)
end mouseUp

function runThisSystem var
   return  "You chose" && var
end  runThisSystem

Craig

[Klaus]

Hi.

Like this?

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on mouseUp
   put any item of "A,B,C"  into var
   put "runThisSystem"  && var into myHandlerName
      
   answer runThisSystem(var)
end mouseUp

function runThisSystem var
   return  "You chose" && var
end  runThisSystem

Craig

Value can help here:
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put "runThisSystem" into myFUNCTIONname
put VALUE("myFUNCTIONname (var1,var2,var3)") into whatever
...
tested and works!


Best

Klaus

[adventuresofgreg]

That's it Klaus. I've never used VALUE before. Thanks!