Re: Sorting cards problem solved

2022-01-06 Thread David V Glasgow via use-livecode
Hope I didn’t come over as sarcastic! Not at all. It all took me back to HC days and my astonishment at how powerful and fast searching and marking cards was… I was eagerly following the thread to learn more. > On 4 Jan 2022, at 6:55 pm, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > wrote: > > On 1/

Re: Sorting cards problem solved

2022-01-04 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
On 1/3/22 2:53 PM, David V Glasgow via use-livecode wrote: Please let me not be the only one who can’t stand the suspense... I know this topic has taken over the list, and it's probably run its course now so you can breathe easy. The last puzzle remains unsolved, though I got a couple of tips

Re: Sorting cards problem solved

2022-01-03 Thread David V Glasgow via use-livecode
Please let me not be the only one who can’t stand the suspense... > On 3 Jan 2022, at 7:18 pm, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > wrote: > > On 1/3/22 12:13 PM, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote: >> On 1/3/22 9:30 AM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote: >>> Right, Zweibelwähe should be last,

Re: Sorting cards problem solved

2022-01-03 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
On 1/3/22 12:13 PM, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote: On 1/3/22 9:30 AM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote: Right, Zweibelwähe should be last, and other Parsley recipes are in the Ps inside the Vegetable category. Just not this one. If I sort by Category (after adding the two fields to t

Re: Sorting cards problem solved

2022-01-03 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
On 1/3/22 11:38 AM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: Is this -> "Zweibelwähe" supposed to be a german dish with/from onions? If yes, then it is called -> Zwiebelwähe (Zwiebel = onion in german) "Zweibelwähe" is not a german word. :-) Must have been the client's typo, it's that way in the

Re: Sorting cards problem solved

2022-01-03 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
On 1/3/22 9:30 AM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote: Right, Zweibelwähe should be last, and other Parsley recipes are in the Ps inside the Vegetable category. Just not this one. If I sort by Category (after adding the two fields to the first two cards as Alex suggested) I see the followin

Re: Sorting cards problem solved

2022-01-03 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Jaques, > Am 03.01.2022 um 18:30 schrieb J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > : > > Right, Zweibelwähe should be last, and other Parsley recipes are in the Ps > inside the Vegetable category. Just not this one. Is this -> "Zweibelwähe" supposed to be a german dish with/from onions? If yes, the

Re: Sorting cards problem solved

2022-01-03 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
Right, Zweibelwähe should be last, and other Parsley recipes are in the Ps inside the Vegetable category. Just not this one. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On January 3, 2022 10:38:14 AM Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrot

Re: Sorting cards problem solved

2022-01-03 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
On 1/2/22 9:41 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote: And...the client is pleased but noticed it all sorts very nicely except for the last card, which is in the correct category but out of alphabetical order. Anyone care to figure out why?    - sort by title -- okay    - sort by categor

Re: Sorting cards problem solved

2022-01-02 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
There seems to be some interest in the recipe content, or maybe the puzzle, given the number of downloads. At any rate, if you downloaded already, please replace the Sort button with the revised script: on menupick pWhich put the last word of pWhich into tFld sort cards by the short id of t

Re: Sorting cards problem solved

2022-01-02 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
Well, it was an interesting puzzle. The "mark" property has come up before but I didn't think it through enough. This seems to work: put the last word of pWhich into tFld -- popup menu with fld names sort cards by the short id of this cd -- import order; keep first 13 cards at front mark