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type
type text type text with commandKey The
type command acts exactly as if the user had typed text from the keyboard. The text appears in the Message box when it’s visible (or also when it’s hidden if
blindTyping is set to true). To type text into a field or to add paint text, a handler must first set the insertion point (using either the
select or click at command). To perform a menu command, use the form
type text with commandKey. For example, if you have a graphic on the Clipboard, you can paste it with the command type "V" with commandKey Examples
type "Hello there world" -- in the Message box
select before text of card field 1
type "Hello there world"
type "P" with commandKey -- print card
type "V" with commandKey,shiftKey -- paste a field and its text
Demo Script
on typeIntoMe
show bkgnd field "demo field"
set the lockText of bkgnd field "demo field" to false
select text of bkgnd field "demo field"
type line 6 of bkgnd field "Help Text A"
type return & return & "Click the mouse to continue..."
select empty
wait until the mouseClick
hide bkgnd field "demo field"
set the lockText of bkgnd field "demo field" to true
end typeIntoMe
Placeholders
textAn expression that evaluates to a text string.
A text expression can be a literal string surrounded by quotation marks or the value of a container.
For example:
"Hello"
"The sum is:" && 3
card field 1
line 1 of bg fld "Address"
the Message box
the selection
myVar -- a variable
background, bkgnd, button, card, field, menu, menuItem, and stack Related Topics
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