expression in UDA???

I asked this in another post, but it probably belongs in its own..so..


How can I put a default expression into a uda for example...I want link one UDA to another....
Example expressiong I would like to have: (:MTONUM OF SPREF)

The above expression works in the command line, but I can not enter as a default field in lexican, I get an error...
TYPE MISMATCH: real expression expected

the MTONUM uda has to exist with spco otherwise it won't work.

Have you tried with:

DFLT ':MTONUM OF SPREF'

this works when i type in the command line in design but it want set in lexcon as a default

That didn't work. The first expression somewhat works, I knoticed the value will set if I type in the GUI and not the command line in Lexcon, however the when I get to design to look at the attributes the valve shown is the actually expression...
(:MTONUM OF SPREF)

[QUOTE=eben;62013]That didn't work. The first expression somewhat works, I knoticed the value will set if I type in the GUI and not the command line in Lexcon, however the when I get to design to look at the attributes the valve shown is the actually expression...
(:MTONUM OF SPREF)

Sorry hit post before I got finished typing...

Anyway I then q the attribute in this case Q :MTONUMD and it returns....
:MTONUMD (:MTONUM OF SPREF)

Then when I click on it to re-enter the same expression I get the value I was looking for and Q :MTONUMD now give me ....

:MTONUMD T1001

Which I what I want.

I hate it when I see type-o's and can't fix them cause there no edit post button.

eben, could you please explain what is your final aim?
Maybe there is another method to reach what you need.

Maybe you need a different UTYPE

If set to REXT then I think whatever is between the '..' will be printed verbatum.

I don't know but possibly one of the other UTYPES will expand this.

THE Utype is set to Text, and is the only type that even has a default value, other then "Word"
I'm starting to think I'm just asking the impossible. lol