foundText

the foundText

Value returned: a string equal to the characters enclosed in the box after the most recent find command has located its target string. If nothing was found, it returns empty.

Examples

find "Jo"
put the foundText

--Using foundText for  conditional processing:
find "Edd" in field "last names"
if the foundText is "Eddings" then
   multiply hoursWorked by 35.50
else
   multiply hoursWorked by 25.50
end if

Demo Script

on foundTextDemo
  set cursor to watch
  find string "TextDemo" in field "Demo Script"
  answer "The foundText is “" & the foundText & "”."
end foundTextDemo

foundText

Examples

Demo Script

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