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Posted: **Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:07 pm**

is there a code for buttons, for transfering text from several fields and putting them on another card.
i can do this for dropdown buttons, but not a straight out button
as i would like a one "enter" button that would transfer certain text from certain fields to one "say" invoice page ?
thanks

Posted: **Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:14 pm**

Hi smash, nice to see you again.

It should be simple enough with a regular button rather than a drop down.

on mouseUp should trigger the action you want when you click the button.
In the button script you would have something like

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on mouseUp
  put field "field1" of this card into field "field1" of card "invoice"
  put field "field2" of this card into field "field2" of card "invoice"
  put field "field3" of this card into field "field3" of card "invoice"
  put field "field4" of this card into field "field4" of card "invoice"
end mouseUp

For anything more than a few simple lines to move then you make this more efficient and less to type/easier to update and maintain by doing more in the way of parsing the fields in a collection, but the above shows how simple it is to copy data from one place to another in a basic way.

Posted: **Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:38 pm**

Hi Smash,

I wonder why I never heard back from you. What happened? Please contact me.

Best,

Mark

Posted: **Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:01 pm**

thanks sparky and mark,
i was in a car accident, have just started to rebuild my life again so to speak.
)))))waves at both of you ((((((
thanks sparkie

Posted: **Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:44 pm**

Hi Smash,

Sorry to hear about the accident. I hope you're well now.

Best,

Mark

Posted: **Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:24 am**

thanks mark, i am getting there
now i have four woosies of questions
1)
i am using multible choice boxes, and after i have made upto 6 choices, i am trying to press one button to transfer the information across to 6 different cards.
this what i am trying to use, but it keeps tlling me it can not find the card

on mouseUp

local theCardName

put "Entries" & menuPick into theCardName

if (field "BridleNumber" is not empty) and (field "HorsesName" is not empty) and (field "RidersName" is not empty) then

put field "BridleNumber" & tab & field "HorsesName" & tab & field "RidersName" & return after field "Entries" of card (theCardName)
put empty into field "BridleNumber"
put empty into field "HorsesName"
put empty into field "RidersName"
go card (theCardName)

else

answer "You have not completed the entry details correctly"

end if

end mouseUp

2) is there a code for a simple "print page" ?
and
3) here is the woosie.

how do you put one entries information on 6 different card, so they all go into the correct slot at 50 minute intervels ???
and how do you connect the times to a card.

and
4)
is their a code for a field, that gives a warning if you have used the same number more than once ?

thank you for all your help

Posted: **Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:37 am**

i have found the print code thank you
wish everything was that simple he he he
thanks