Your sample has opened the door to arrays for me. I love arrays now that I know how to use them.
thanks a lot! John Balgenorth On Aug 28, 2014, at 5:51 PM, Phil Davis <rev...@pdslabs.net> wrote: > Arrays are great for many uses! I'm glad you got it to work. The BYU lessons > are a good place to learn a lot. > > Phil > > > On 8/28/14, 3:47 PM, JB wrote: >> Hi Phil, >> >> Thank you so many times!!! >> >> It does work. I was thinking i needed to add more to it >> and never tried it like it was. >> >> This is my first time with arrays. So I was looking around >> for infö and in the process came up with a good lesson on >> arrays. >> >> http://revolution.byu.edu/arrays/introToArrays.php >> >> Thanks again! >> >> John Balgenorth >> >> On Aug 28, 2014, at 3:43 PM, Phil Davis <rev...@pdslabs.net> wrote: >> >>> Hi John, >>> >>> It should work if you just say "combine pData by column" and nothing more. >>> At least it does here - just tested it. It restructures the pData array >>> back into its original list format, but with items moved to their new >>> positions. >>> >>> Phil >>> >>> >>> On 8/28/14, 2:27 PM, JB wrote: >>>> Hi Phil, >>>> >>>> I am having trouble with the proper way >>>> to write the combine pData by column. >>>> >>>> I can split the columns and reverse them >>>> like you show but how do you write the >>>> code to combine them? It looks to me >>>> from the dictionary the column needs >>>> to be a number but what line do I need >>>> to put them on? >>>> >>>> John Balgenorth >>>> >>>> >>>> On Aug 28, 2014, at 12:10 PM, Phil Davis <rev...@pdslabs.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> If pData is a CR-delimited list where each line contains tab-delimited >>>>> items, why not use 'split by column'? >>>>> >>>>> -- example: switch positions of columns 2 and 4 >>>>> >>>>> split pData by column >>>>> put pData[4] into tTemp2 >>>>> put pData[2] into pData[4] >>>>> put tTemp2 into pData[2] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- then put it back together as a list: >>>>> >>>>> combine pData by column >>>>> >>>>> That should do it. >>>>> >>>>> Phil Davis >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 8/28/14, 11:54 AM, JB wrote: >>>>>> Richard Gaskin wrote a function to get a column >>>>>> from a list. >>>>>> >>>>>> function GetCol pData, pCol --Richard Gaskin >>>>>> set the itemdel to tab >>>>>> put empty into tReturnList >>>>>> repeat for each line tLine in pData >>>>>> put item pCol of tLine &cr after tReturnList >>>>>> end repeat >>>>>> delete last char of tReturnList -- trailing CR >>>>>> return tReturnList >>>>>> end GetCol >>>>>> >>>>>> Does anyone know how to convert this so you can >>>>>> join the selected columns back together in any >>>>>> order you want? >>>>>> >>>>>> John Balgenorth >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>>> subscription preferences: >>>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Phil Davis >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>> subscription preferences: >>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>> subscription preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>> >>> -- >>> Phil Davis >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > > -- > Phil Davis > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode