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dontSearch

The dontSearch property returns or sets whether HyperCard’s find command will look for matches in a field, card, or background. It corresponds to the Don’t Search check box in the Field Info, Card Info, and Background Info dialog boxes.

Examples

Related Topics

• find

Placeholders

field

An expression that identifies a field by name, number, or id using one of the following forms (in AppleScript, use “background” in place of “bkgnd”):

card field id 3894

card field "My Notes"

card field 1

first card field

background field 3 of card 1

trueOrFalse

Any expression that evaluates to the HyperTalk and AppleScript constants true or false.

For example:

card

An expression that identifies a card by name, number, or id using one of the following forms (in AppleScript, use “background” in place of “bkgnd”):

For example:

When used inside a card script in HyperTalk: me

When a card receives a message: [the] target

See also: button and field

bkgnd

A HyperTalk expression that identifies a background by name, number, or id, using one of the following forms:

For example:

From within a background script, the term me refers to that background.

When a background receives a the message [the] target, that message is referring to the background.

See also: card