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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!comp.vuw.ac.nz!waikato.ac.nz!ldo
  2. From: ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
  4. Subject: Re: Can I Find Card Number Within a Background?
  5. Message-ID: <1992Dec16.164646.12834@waikato.ac.nz>
  6. Date: 16 Dec 92 16:46:46 +1300
  7. References: <18055@bcars664.bnr.ca>
  8. Distribution: world
  9. Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
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  12. In article <18055@bcars664.bnr.ca>, wheeler@bcarh744.bnr.ca (Cheryl Wheeler) writes:
  13. > ...I can't seem to find out the number of a particular card within its
  14. > background. Is there a way, or am I forced to do something different?
  15.  
  16. Piecea cake! Try this:
  17.  
  18.     (the number of this card) - (the number of card 1 of this bg) + 1
  19.  
  20. Lawrence D'Oliveiro                       fone: +64-7-856-2889
  21. Computer Services Dept                     fax: +64-7-838-4066
  22. University of Waikato            electric mail: ldo@waikato.ac.nz
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