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- From: davids@gardener.lanl.gov (David G. Simmons)
- Subject: Re: Remote referencing of fields
- Message-ID: <1992Nov5.151511.17107@newshost.lanl.gov>
- Originator: davids@feynman.lanl.gov
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- Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
- References: <jpugh-031192233301@kip2-14.apple.com> <1992Nov4.230703.13617@pellns.alleg.edu>
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 15:15:11 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov4.230703.13617@pellns.alleg.edu>, dblackbu@alleg.edu (Dave Blackburn) writes:
- |> In article <jpugh-031192233301@kip2-14.apple.com> jpugh@apple.com (Jon Pugh)
- |> writes:
- |> |In article <1992Oct26.212029.22897@newshost.lanl.gov>,
- |> |davids@gardener.lanl.gov (David G. Simmons) wrote:
- |> |>
- |> |> put bg fld "xxx" of cd X of stack "YYY" into someContainer
- |> |>
- |> |> but got a "Cant' understand arguments to keyword" or some such message
- |> back.
- |> |
- |> |You can't use the stack part. You have to go to the stack. Do:
- |> |
- |> |lock screen
- |> |push cd
- |> |go stack "YYY"
- |> |put fld "xxx" of cd X into someContainer
- |> |pop cd
- |> |unlock screen
- |> |
- |> |Jon
- |>
- |> Would the stack part work if the stack was either open in a different window,
- |> or part of the message-passing list? This would be great because it would
- |> allow an Index Builder stack, where I now have index builder cards in several
- |> stacks.
- |> --
- I know, tacky to follow-up to your own post, but...;-)
- No, it doesn't help to have the stack in question in the message-passing
- path. A stackInUse is no more accessible than a non-in-use one. Jon
- (and others who responded via email) are right in that you do have to
- "go" to the stack. Once there, however, you can reference fields and
- cards without actually going to them. As always, lockScreen, lockMessages,
- and lockRecent speeds things up considerably.
-
- Thanks to all who responded.
- --
-
- David G. Simmons
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- These could not possibly be LANL's opinions. I have not filled out the required
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- David G. Simmons
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