Richmond... It is not 'nope!'.. Eric's suggestion is on the right track
put this into a stack script :-) global cardNo on getridofcard delete card ID cardNo end getridofcard and this in the button, you were on about in each card :- global cardNo on mouseUp put the short id of this card into cardNo send "getridofcard" to this stack in 100 millisecs end mouseUp > Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 22:36:36 +0200 > From: richmondmathew...@gmail.com > To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Subject: Re: Deleting cards from within themselves. > > On 16/02/15 22:30, Eric Corbett wrote: > > use > > > > send "mouseUp" to btn "DELL" of card “INPUTTER” in 1 milliseconds > > > > Nope! > > > > > > > On Feb 16, 2015, at 12:02 PM, Richmond <richmondmathew...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> On 16/02/15 21:54, Roger Eller wrote: > >>> try this: > >>> > >>> click at the loc of btn "DELL" of card "INPUTTER" > >>> > >>> ~Roger > >> Thanks, but no joy: because that line still has to be inside a script in > >> an object on the card > >> to be deleted. > >> > >>> > >>> On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 2:42 PM, Richmond <richmondmathew...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> This CANNOT be done, as such. > >>>> > >>>> I am currently working up a moronically simple flashcard program for > >>>> people to learn words in a new language. > >>>> > >>>> It features a card where end-users can add terms. > >>>> > >>>> Now, for every new term a templet card is cloned and 2 fields on the > >>>> cloned card are filled. > >>>> > >>>> No rocket science round these parts! > >>>> > >>>> HOWEVER . . . there's always one of those . . . > >>>> > >>>> I want a button on each vocab. card that allows chummy to delete that > >>>> card. > >>>> > >>>> Tried a button with this script: > >>>> > >>>> on mouseUp > >>>> put the ID of this card into fld "QARD" of card "INPUTTER" > >>>> send "mouseUp" to btn "DELL" of card "INPUTTER" > >>>> end mouseUp > >>>> > >>>> where button "DELL" contains this: > >>>> > >>>> on mouseUp > >>>> put fld "QARD" into QARD > >>>> delete card ID QARD > >>>> end mouseUp > >>>> > >>>> now, clicking directly on button "DELL" deletes the card . . > >>>> > >>>> but clicking the button on the card to be deleted does NOT delete that > >>>> card because the script in that button > >>>> is still active. > >>>> > >>>> Would be grateful for any ideas on this one. > >>>> > >>>> Richmond. > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> 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 > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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