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Posted: **Wed Jul 31, 2013 1:27 pm**

Hi all,
I have a very complex group. This group contains a button that it shows/hide a nested group inside it ("fromDatePicker").
Button code:

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on mouseUp
if the Visible of group "fromDatePicker"  = false then
      set the Visible of group "fromDatePicker"  to true      
   else 
      set the Visible of group "fromDatePicker"  to false
   end if  
end mouseUp

I need to duplicate it many time in the same card, but all the new button show/hide always "fromDatPicker" of the first group.

Is there any syntax like "button Hello of this group"?

Posted: **Wed Jul 31, 2013 2:26 pm**

I am not sure what you need.

Do you want to duplicate the button itself? Why? What would more buttons do for you? Would each new one hide/show a different group? To distinguish one button from another you can change their names, of course, and refer to them in that way.

You can shorten your script:

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on mouseup
set the visible of group "fromDatepicker" to not the visible of group "fromDatePicker"
end mouseup

But that was not your problem. Please write back with more details.

Craig Newman

Posted: **Wed Jul 31, 2013 2:27 pm**

Hi,

I'd make a template group in a different stack (not protected by a password) and use syntax such as

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copy grp id 1234 of stack "Your Template Stack" to cd 1 of stack "Your Destination Stack"
put it into myGrp
hide grp "FromDatePicker" of myGrp

This syntax assumes that group "FromDatePicker" is part of another group. (I'm not sure if I understand that correctly).

Edit:
Reading Bernd's solution, I think he understands what the problem is and his solution will work.

Kind regards,

Mark

Posted: **Wed Jul 31, 2013 2:40 pm**

Hi Max,

if the button is in the same group as the datePicker then

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on mouseup
set the visible of group "fromDatepicker" of the owner of me to not the visible of group "fromDatePicker" of the owner of me
end mouseup

owner of me tells the button to operate on group "fromDatePicker" that belongs to the same group as the button you are clicking.
this is the equivalent of "like "button Hello of this group"?"

Kind regards
Bernd

Posted: **Wed Jul 31, 2013 3:09 pm**

THANK YOU!
On the owner of me is what I was looking for!

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