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Thanks, guys.

I clearly need to learn more. I'm not sure how to apply your information. I started on LiveCode last year but let my knowledge lapse.

I'm still trying to learn the basics. Might be getting ahead of myself, here.

Hi, I've done several hours of searching but I can't seem to solve this problem: I want to get data from a field in a Data Grid and pass it into a text field on another card in another stack. I can't seem to figure out how to do that. Any ideas? I should also say that I'm using the Data Grid as a re...

Thanks, Craig. Actually I'm thrilled that the board is as active as it is. I've been in other situations where it was tough to get a response. This is a breath of fresh air. I totally see what you were driving at by demonstrating the different message paths. I actually just recently reviewed that so...

Thanks, SparkOut. Thanks, Craig. SparkOut: Thanks for showing the possible ways of tackling the problem. By trade, I'm a visual effects artist. I totally get that there's more than one way to get it done. And that some ways are more efficient than others. As I learn and look at others' approaches, I...

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Is it like the custom property is a box? So it's like you have 2 boxes: One for the starting amount and one for the ending amount. Once all of the allotted number from the first box have been moved to the second box, the program is complete?

Okay, here's a question... It's from one of Craig's homework assignments... It's about using custom properties to keep track of the number of the random number picks that have occurred during the loop. So, let's say we want to only have a max of 10 picks and then the program exits the loop. Conceptu...

I just re-read this entire thread. I think it's starting to come into view...

Okay, this sounds crazy, but that analogy really helps me to understand the basic logic of what's happening. I think I get lost in the terminology which is clouding my understanding of the basic underlying process. I totally get that the terminology is critical, though.

Okay, I think I see what you mean.

So, say there are multiple handlers that are restaurants.
And you want chicken soup.
So you say, "Hey, I want chicken soup."
That request is sent to all the restaurants until one says, "Hey, yeah. We got chicken soup. We'll feed you."

Is that the right analogy?

Ah, thanks for the heads up. I'm a little confused, though, with the terminology. It feels like I'm hearing two different things from you and Craig. I'm new, though, so I'm sure it's me still trying to interpret what you guys mean since I still am learning the context for everything from scratch. I'...

Thanks, SparkOut. I'm reading the link right now...

Thanks, Craig. Got it re: Thinking more concretely. Which is good because that's more of the way I tend to think of stuff. I'm a visual learner mostly. Okay, my enthusiasm is definitely alive and well. But so is my ignorance! I'm learning... At the risk of taking this... sooooo... slowly... I have a...

Wow. This forum and you guys are fantastic. Thanks, Craig. And, yes... I'm the very definition of "noob". Thank your for the descriptions of "me", "target", and "it". I believe I understand what they are now. And I get that they are very specific now. Okay, testing my knowledge: "variable" - I'm gue...

Hi SparkOut,

Thanks a lot for your reply. I think I got it.

With the "send" command, you used send ___ to ME... In this case, what defines "me"? Versus, say, send to an object? What does "me" mean exactly? It sounds super-obvious. Maybe I'm over-thinking it. It just sounds really general.

-Sean

Hi, again. Well, I'm stuck. I'm not understanding how to implement anything. I've been Googling and finding related subjects but I can't seem to back-engineer the logic to what I'm trying to do. I was trying to do the "send in time" command rather than "wait". I'm not having much luck and I don't kn...