----- Original Message ----- From: "Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 6:34 PM Subject: Re: <lingo-l> using a varaible to refer to aproerty list name
> > in essence how do I use a variable name to refer to an individual list?? > > In your particular situation, there's no need to. Stick all of your property > lists into a linear list, sequentially, eg > > obstacles = [obstacle1, obstacle2, ...obstacle23] > > Then get to obstacle3.lstat by typing: > > obstacles[3].lstat > > Overall your list management is easier if you encapsulate all your proplists > in a linear list. > > What you were doing was assigning a string variable to droppername, not the > name of a variable. There are ways to do what you were thinking, but they > can get sloppy if you're not careful. > > I should have been in bed hours ago... > > Cya, > > Pez > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] Thanks a lot, pez (and andreas), my original workaround was baroque (but worked). Building a string of the property name and the list using "do". Inelegant,brutal and processor sapping. A list of lists should cut down the overhead cheers wobbly --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.325 / Virus Database: 182 - Release Date: 19/02/2002 [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
