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scriptEditor

The scriptEditor property returns or sets the name of the current script editor.

The default value of this property is ScriptEditor, the name of HyperCard’s built-in editor and debugger. (The built-in editor and debugger are integrated.)

Because HyperCard’s script editor is actually an [g:external command] (XCMD), you can replace it with your own or third-party script editors.

If HyperCard can’t find a script editor with the specified name, it uses its built-in script editor.

Related Topics

• debugger
• edit script
• messageWatcher
• script
• scriptTextSize
• scriptTextFont
• variableWatcher
• Set the font and size of a script

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resourceName

A text expression that evaluates to the name of a resource in the current stack, a stack being used, the Home stack, or HyperCard itself.

Resources have different types. Some common resource types used with HyperCard are PICT, ICON, XCMD, and XFCN.