<@assign scope="Local" name="spacedIndex" value="0">
<@rows scope="local" array="originalarray">
<@ifempty <@col num=1>><@else>
<@assign scope="Local" name="spaced<@nextval scope='Local' name='spacedIndex'>" value=<@col num=1>>
</@if>
</@rows>
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Very good Rick.
I had ended up with something similar, but your way is much slicker. I was actually messing with the <@CALC> tag for the naming. It got ugly.
Thanks!
WebDude
Hey Webdude,
I totally understand what you need. I've done this before.
Here's the taf with the code on how to do it.
Also, follow this link to see the results: www.webenergy-sw.com/arraytest.taf
Rick Sanders Vice President of I.T. Webenergy-Icantec Kitchener - Waterloo:(519) 741-2117 Montreal: (514) 808-0788 www.webenergy-sw.com www.icantec.ca
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 2:11 PM Subject: RE: Witango-Talk: ARRAY??
Hi Gene and Dave,
Thanks for the snips. They both work well. Unfortunately, I already have gotten this far. I understand how to assign and filter arrays.
Maybe I should explain myself more fully...
It's not the values I am concerned about, but the naming of individual variables in ascending order. I need the final result taken out of the array and put into individual variables named whatever1, whatever2, whatever3 and so on with no variables being empty. So in your example. I would nee variables with no null variables named spaced1, spaced2 spaced3 and so on.
Example
(original array) A (row1) B (row2) C (row3) (row4) (row5) D (row6) E (row7) (row8) F (row9) (row10) G (row11) H (row12)
(what I need) <@ASSIGN spaced1 "A"> <@ASSIGN spaced2 "B"> <@ASSIGN spaced3 "C"> <@ASSIGN spaced4 "D"> <@ASSIGN spaced5 "E"> <@ASSIGN spaced6 "F"> <@ASSIGN spaced7 "G"> <@ASSIGN spaced8 "H">
The reason I need these variables named this way is because I am going to pass them as hidden arguments to an ASP program that writes out a business card. Now it would look funny if the cards had blank lines in them. Yet I need to name the cells in Acrobat specifically for each line on the card. So if a person wants their name, address and email but not there phone or fax, the args passed would go to the top cells.
Business Card Cells on original card
____Name_________(Named spaced1) _____Address1_____(Named spaced2) _____Address2_____(Named spaced3) _____City, State Zip_ (Named spaced4) _____phone________(Named spaced5) _____fax__________(Named spaced6) _____email_________(Named spaced7) _____cell__________(Named spaced8) _____route________(Named spaced9) _____whatever_____(Named spaced10)
would turn into... ____Name__________(Named spaced1) ______Address1_____(Named spaced2) ______Address2_____(Named spaced3) _____City, State Zip__(Named spaced4) ______email________(Named spaced5) ______(blank)_______(Named spaced6) ______(blank)_______(Named spaced7) ______(blank)_______(Named spaced8) ______(blank)_______(Named spaced9) ______(blank)_______(Named spaced10)
Is this making sense???
>Another way to do the same thing would be to use the filter tag: > ><@Assign Local$SpacedArray <@ARRAY VALUE="A;B;C; ; ;D;E; ;F; ;G;H;">> >Spaced Array Begins as = <@Var Local$SpacedArray><p> ><@Assign local$SpacedArray <@filter array=local$SpacedArray >expr="len(<@trim str='#1'>)">> >Spaced Array now = <@Var Local$SpacedArray><p> > >Dave Shelley > >-----Original Message----- >From: Wolf, Gene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:05 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: Witango-Talk: ARRAY?? > > Sure. Here's sample code. I've tested it, it works. > ><@Assign Local$SpacedArray <@ARRAY VALUE="A;B;C; ; ;D;E; ;F; ;G;H;">> > >Spaced Array Begins as = <@Var Local$SpacedArray><p> ><@Assign Local$RowCount <@Numrows Array=Local$SpacedArray>> ><@Assign Local$Ptr 1> > ><@FOR START="1" STOP="<@Var Local$RowCount>"> > <@IFEMPTY VALUE="<@Trim Str=<@Var >Local$SpacedArray[<@Currow>,1]>>"> > <@ELSE>
> > <@Assign Local$SpacedArray[<@Var Local$Ptr>,1] <@Var
>Local$SpacedArray[<@Currow>,1]>>
> <@IF EXPR="<@Currow>!=<@Var Local$Ptr>">
> <@Assign Local$SpacedArray[<@Currow>,1] ' '>
> </@IF>
> <@Assign Local$Ptr <@Calc EXPR="<@Var Local$Ptr>+1">>
> </@IF>
></@FOR>
>Spaced Array now = <@Var Local$SpacedArray><p>
><@Assign Local$Ptr <@Calc EXPR="<@Var Local$Ptr>">>
>
>
><@Comment>Delete Remaining blank rows in the Array</@Comment>
><@FOR START="<@Var Local$Ptr>" STOP="<@Var Local$RowCount>">
> <@Delrows Array=Local$SpacedArray>
></@FOR>
>Spaced Array now = <@Var Local$SpacedArray><p>
>
>
>Hope this helps!
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 9:50 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: RE: Witango-Talk: ARRAY??
>
>
>Hey Gene,
>
>I have been trying to wrap my arms around this one. Do you have a
>simple example you could show/send me? For some reason the second
>loop never counts.
>
>Also,
>
>is it possible to do this using the <@for> tag?
>
>Thanks for any help.
>
>>May I suggest a solution? Introduce another variable called Ptr.
>>Initialize it to one. Walk through your loop testing each element
>>for values. For examining array fields for nulls I typically use
>><@Trim Str="<@Var...
>>
>> Now, if you do NOT find the array element empty increment Ptr by
>>one. As long as the array elements have valid values Ptr will keep
>>pace with your look counter. When the first empty spot is detected
>>both counters will be the same.
>>
>> At the bottom of the loop you test to see the array element
>>pointed to by your loop index is empty. If not, test to see if loop
>>index and Ptr are the same. If so, do nothing. If not, assign the
>>element pointed at by your loop variable to the location pointed at
>>by Ptr and empty the element pointed at by your loop counter. Then
>>increment your loop counter and Ptr. When you run across an empty
>>cell, with your loop counter, you do not increment Ptr.
>>
>> This will collapse all of the empty space out of your array and
>>condense it at the end of your array.
>>
>> It is complicated to explain but very easy to do. A small loop
>>and a couple of if statements.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 4:20 PM
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: Witango-Talk: ARRAY??
>>
>>
>>Okay,
>>
>>I'm tired and crabby and need help. This should be simple, but for
>>some reason, I am just not seeing it.
>>
>>I have variables that I am populating with small amounts of text.
>>They are named ...
>>
>><@VAR lcell1> = test1
>><@VAR lcell2> =
>><@VAR lcell3> = test3
>><@VAR lcell4> = test4
>>etc.
>>etc.
>>etc.
>>
>>Let's just stop at 4 for now to keep this simple (simple is good! Good
>simple)
>>
>>Now I created a loop and a counter that counts up to 4 and I have
>>added this in the loop...
>>
>><@IFEMPTY <@VAR 'lcell<@VAR l_counter>'>>
>><@ELSE>
>><@ASSIGN NAME="llcell<@VAR l_counter>" VALUE="<@VAR 'lcell<@VAR
>l_counter>'>">
>></@IF>
>>
>>And when I display the results I can see the values correctly. It is
>>working as expected BUT I would like to skip the counter on every
>><@VAR lcell that is empty. I other words, If <@VAR lcell2> is empty,
>>move the values from <@VAR lcell3> into <@VAR lcell2> and also move
>>the values from <@VAR lcell4> into <@VAR lcell3>. Is this making
>>sense? I would like to get all the variables named 1, 2, 3, 4 etc.
>>with no empty variables between.
>>
>>The final result should be a list of numbered variable that contain
>>no empty variables or empty variables in the end...
>>
>>Original Variables...
>>
>><@VAR lcell1> = test1
>><@VAR lcell2> =
>><@VAR lcell3> = test3
>><@VAR lcell4> = test4
>>
>>Modified Variables
>>
> ><@VAR llcell1> = test1
> >><@VAR llcell2> = test3
>><@VAR llcell3> = test4
> ><@VAR llcell4> =
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>There's gotta be an easy way to do this
>>
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