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Posted: **Wed May 14, 2014 2:19 pm**

Hi to all,

I want to send a parameter via a <send> command, but I don't find the right syntax... Here is my code:

send updateHistorique leMot to laCard

<laCard> is the long ID of the card and the parameter is <leMot > for the handler <updateHistorique> in card <laCard>

I also tried : send updateHistorique,leMot to laCard but it doen't work either...

Any idea what's wrong ?
Thanks in advance, Jean-Paul.

Posted: **Wed May 14, 2014 2:21 pm**

Hi Jean-Paul,

There are 2 ways to do this:

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    put "mot" into leMot
    send "updateHistorique leMot" to laCard

or

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    put "mot" into leMot
    send "updateHistorique" && quote & leMot & quote to laCard

Usually the first method works fine but in rare cases you need the second method.

Kind regards,

Mark

Posted: **Wed May 14, 2014 4:40 pm**

The send command is ideal for timers, using "send <msg> in <time>". For sending a message without delay you'll find better performance and greater convenience using the dispatch command instead, e.g.:

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dispatch "someMessage" to tSomeObj with tSomeArg

Posted: **Wed May 14, 2014 5:05 pm**

Hi,

Note that dispatch needs checking the result, while send will cause an execution error of the engine couldn't handle the message. In most cases, I prefer the send command.

Mark

Posted: **Wed May 14, 2014 5:09 pm**

Thanks for your help Mark and Richard.

I better understand now...

Kind regards, Jean-Paul.

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