On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 4:00 PM, Peter Haworth <p...@lcsql.com> wrote:
> But doesn't the presence of "the" and "of <objectreference>" indicate that > the reference is to a (custom) property not a variable? > Not necessarily. repeat for each word theProp in "a b c" set the theProp of me to empty end repeat It's necessary to be able to refer to the property with a variable. The problem is really that if you try to say set the "thisProp" of me to "that? then "thisProp" does not resolve to the quoted contents. If memory serves, it's just an illegal value for a property name because it starts with a quote. -- Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. (702) 508-8462 _______________________________________________ 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