Submitting text field data to be retrieved later

[asherrill55]

Hey guys, I'm new around here, so here goes...

Im attempting to create an app where when you type your text into the "text field" and press "submit" via a button, it sends that text to the background and reveals itself after a timed period.

how would one go about doing this?

thanks

[richmond62]

Personally I would forget about that word "Background" and put your text into another field, off screen, like this:

[dunbarx]

Something like this in the submit button, assuming there is a hidden field named "hiddenField":(pseudo)

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put fld "visibleField" into fld "hiddenField"
wait 10 seconds
show field "visibleField"
wait until whatever method you choose to hide fld "hiddenField" again

Sounds like fun, no?

Craig Newman

[asherrill55]

Personally I would forget about that word "Background" and put your text into another field, off screen, like this:

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Where does this "pseudo" field go? I am getting an error when I try to put the text into a field that is on another card

[dunbarx]

Hi.

I am the "pseudo" guy, not Richmond.

You put text into another field as:

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put whatever into fld "yourField" of card "yourCard".

But if the field is on another card, how will you see it when it pops up after ten seconds? Do you want to go to that card first? I need more definite information about what you are up to. Keep it simple, and carefully explain your intentions.

Craig

[richmond62]

"I am the "pseudo" guy, not Richmond."

You said it Craig.

Oops, sorry, couldn't resist that one.

[richmond62]

Yes, Craig uses 'pseudo'; my method is much more 'primitive' insofar
as it uses 2 fields: one which is visible because it is one the card, and
another which is not visible because its top is set to a higher number
than the height of the card.

If you look for field "ff2" in the Preferences Palette you can set
its top to 100 and it will 'magically' appear so that it is easier to
understand what is going on.

While my method is more 'primitive' than Craig's method that makes
it somewhat easier to understand.

[dunbarx]

asherrill55..

"pseudo" is commonly used in code samples to indicate that formal syntax is not followed. So though the first three lines in my example code snippet are valid, the last one is not. That line is instructional only, and intended just to tell you something.

One might say that "pseudo" pseudo could be something like this, commonly posted:

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on mouseUp
doSomething
end mouseUp

See?

In any case, I still do not fully understand what you intend. What does my suggestion that you show and hide (after a time) a field on the same card you are on lack?

Craig

[asherrill55]

"But if the field is on another card, how will you see it when it pops up after ten seconds? Do you want to go to that card first? I need more definite information about what you are up to. Keep it simple, and carefully explain your intentions.

Craig

Hi Craig,

Thanks for attempting to help me! My intentions are to have a card where text is typed into a field and on "submit" the text goes to a hidden area inside the app, only to be revealed on another card after 24 hours. The app is centered around allowing for a user to submit an idea they may need to "sleep on" before they act on it.

Thanks again

[dunbarx]

OK.

So you would (pseudo )

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"submit" button loads data to hidden field on another card
send a message in 24 hours to navigate to that card, and show the field

Simple to do. As long as the app is running, the delayed process will pop up. Can you write this? Use 10 seconds instead of a day, so you can test. By the way, the actual code will hardly be bigger than the above.

Craig