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openStack

openStack
Handler:

on openStack
   statements
end openStack
HyperCard sends the openStack message when a user (or handler) goes to a card in a stack different from that of the most recent card.

Note: If you have more than one stack open at a time, HyperCard sends resumeStack, not openStack, when the stack becomes active.


Placeholders

statements
Any return-separated list of built-in commands, user-defined handlers, or keywords that are part of a message or function handler.

put "Hello world"   -- built-in command
get total(field 1)  -- function call
global HelpInfo     -- keyword


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Note: This is a work in progress and will be formatting errors. Read more about the project on the home page.

openStack

openStack
Handler:

on openStack
   statements
end openStack
HyperCard sends the openStack message when a user (or handler) goes to a card in a stack different from that of the most recent card.

Note: If you have more than one stack open at a time, HyperCard sends resumeStack, not openStack, when the stack becomes active.


Placeholders

statements
Any return-separated list of built-in commands, user-defined handlers, or keywords that are part of a message or function handler.

put "Hello world"   -- built-in command
get total(field 1)  -- function call
global HelpInfo     -- keyword


Related Topics

« openField | HyperTalk Reference | quit »

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