Saving multiple text fields to a txt file and then loading them back

[Mike McC]

Hi

I am trying to create a movie where the user can edit the text within
the movie and save what they have entered. I know i need to use the
get/set pref command, or use file IO, the problem i have is handling
the text from the fields,
I can get the text from the fields,using

myList = [member(23).text, member(24).text, member(25).text]
myString = myList.string
put myString

this gives me the text from text members 23,24,25. what i don't
understand is how to retrieve the text from the string and put it back
into the text fields

any help would be gratefully appreciated

Thanks

[Mike McC]

Cheers Sludge, your a star!!

sludge <aaa@aaa.com> wrote in message news:<250920031028274639%aaa@aaa.com>...

> use the setat, getat and appendat commands...
>
> e.g.
>
> myList = [member(23).text, member(24).text, member(25).text]
> myString1 = getat(myList,1)
> myString2 = getat(myList,2)
> myString3 = getat(myList,3)
> myString = myString1 & myString2 & myString3
> put "myString= " & myString & RETURN
> put "myString1= " & myString1 & RETURN
> put "myString2= " & myString2 & RETURN
> put "myString3= " & myString3 & RETURN
>
> member(23).text = myString1
>
> etc.
>
>
> ade
>
> In article <1b5a11a8.0309240337.379410f1@posting.google.com >, Mike McC
> <mike@literacymatters.com> wrote:
>

> > Hi
> >
> > I am trying to create a movie where the user can edit the text within
> > the movie and save what they have entered. I know i need to use the
> > get/set pref command, or use file IO, the problem i have is handling
> > the text from the fields,
> > I can get the text from the fields,using
> >
> > myList = [member(23).text, member(24).text, member(25).text]
> > myString = myList.string
> > put myString
> >
> > this gives me the text from text members 23,24,25. what i don't
> > understand is how to retrieve the text from the string and put it back
> > into the text fields
> >
> > any help would be gratefully appreciated
> >
> > Thanks