How do I Create a Custom Property, part 324

[Klaus Major]

Hi David,

>> ...
>> What about:
>> ...
>> if myCustomKeys = empty then
>>   put "myNewCustomProp" after myCustomKeys
>> else
>>    put return & "myNewCustomProp" after myCustomKeys
>> end if
>> ...
>
> Yes, I can see this, but you then need to know the "details" of how 
> the "lines" are organized and since I cannot find any menton of this 
> is in the Transcript dictionary, it just causes confusion and wastes 
> time especially for a newbie who is not sure if it's their code that 
> is causing the problems. That is what one big thing I find missing in 
> RR, it doens't really say anywhere what is *supposed* to happen, so if 
> a problem arrises you are not sure if it's your code or some "feature" 
> of RR!

I'm afraid you are thinking far to complicated, especialy in this 
case....

Most things in RR are "natural", i mean they are just like they are, no 
misteries :-)

Therefore i suggested to think of a list as a field (maybe with 
"listbehaviour" set to true)...

> But anyway, surely it would be MUCH better to have each item finish 
> with a return,
> that way you would never have to worry about the "empty" test.

Are you sure? ;-)
Even in that case you could end up with an empty item, if you don't 
check for "emptyness"!!!

And how could you differ LINES in that case?

Sorry, but that would not work.

>> ...
>>> Just wish they would give a definition of the parameters in commands 
>>> etc.
>> I wish there was peace on earth ;-)
>
> Well haveing definitions of parameters in the dictionary would be one 
> step towards that,
> at least in my corner of the world!!!

C'mon David!

Where do you live?
Absurdistan? :-D

> All the Best
> Dave

Regards

Klaus Major
klaus at major-k.de
www.major-k.de