Never mind I can use the number of this card. Apparently the ID returns the ID of the first card the group was placed on. The number returns the actual number of the card being shown!! As an aside, the name also returns the name of the first card of the group.
May I say that this behavior is really whacky??? Or maybe I do not understand. Bob > Okay I was going to make a demo stack of how to do this, but I have run > across a problem someone was talking about earlier and I didn't get it then > but I sure do now! > > In a button as part of a background group on a card I have: > > On mouseUp > put the id of this card into theFirstCard > go next > put the id of this card into theNextCard > end mouseUp > > THEY ARE BOTH THE SAME!!!!! How can that be? How can I get the ID of the CARD > THAT IS CURRENTLY SHOWING? Not the CARD THAT THIS SCRIPT STARTED AT? (not > shouting just capitalizing for emphasis). > > Bob > > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
