on activateSlide
  global gTopSprite
  -- sprite that is above all others for active floating

  -- grab the clicked sprite number
  put the clickOn into currSprite
  
  -- put the text of the clicked sprite into our floating sprite
  put the text of cast (the castNum of sprite currSprite) into field "rowX"
  
  -- move the floating sprite to the clicked sprite's position
  set the loc of sprite gTopSprite = the loc of sprite currSprite
  
  -- push the clicked sprite off stage
  set the locH of sprite currSprite = -1000
  updateStage
  
  -- script for slider movement and corresponding display  
  repeat while the stillDown
    -- constrain vertical movement to sprite 2 
    set newV = constrainV( 2, the mouseV )
    set the locV of sprite gTopSprite to newV
    updateStage
  end repeat
  
  -- now swpa the sprites back
  set the loc of sprite currSprite = the loc of sprite gTopSprite
  set the locH of sprite gTopSprite = -1000 
  updateStage
  
end activateSlide

lingo era = v5.0 Just toss in some dot syntax and this is ready to roll into Director 7.0!