Going MAD with customKeys!!!!!

David Burgun dburgun at dsl.pipex.com
Wed Nov 2 09:59:18 EST 2005 

Hi Xavier,

The problem is that I have:

the cp_PrefsArray_NameA of Stack "CommonStack"
the cp_PrefsArray_NameB of Stack "CommonStack"
the cp_PrefsArray_NameC of Stack "CommonStack"
etc. etc. etc.

(NameA, NameB, NameC can by anything the calling stack(s) chose to name them)

But I don't know the names "cp_PrefsArray_NameA", 
"cp_PrefsArray_NameB ", "cp_PrefsArray_NameC" in the script of 
"CommonStack", so I can't do this:

set the cp_PrefsArray_NameA of stack "CommonStack" to empty

or

set customProperties["cp_PrefsArray_NameA") of stack "CommonStack" to empty

If I do this:

put the customKeys of stack "CommonStack" into myKeys

then myKeys is empty, otherwise I could have got a list of the names.

IOW, all the arrays are created over a period of time while the App 
is running as and when they are needed. There is no way (at the 
moment) to know which array have been created. I just want to kill 
them all!

Is there something I am misunerstanding here?

Thanks for your help and sorry if I am being dumb!
All the Best
Dave

>David,
>
>on mouseUp
>   put 1 into test["a"]
>put 2 into test["b"]
>put 3 into test["c"]
>delete local test["b"]
>put the keys of test
>end mouseUp
>
>delete local (or global) array[arraykey]
>
>or (the following which applies for custompropertysets but not arrays
>
>get the keys of the array of control 1
>delete line 1 to 3 of it
>set the keys of array of control 1 to it
>
>Language inconsistency? maybe...
>
>cheers
>Xavier
>
>use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com wrote on 02/11/2005 15:26:09:
>
>>  Hi,
>>
>>  Sorry I don't don't get it. I have a number of Arrays stored as:
>>
>>
>>  "cp_PrefsArray_NAMEA"
>>  "cp_PrefsArray_NAMEB"
>>  "cp_PrefsArray_NAMEC"
>>
>>  But I don't know the names (NAMEA,NAMEB,NAMEC) in the script. I just
>>  want to empty them all and start again. I thought that setting
>>  customKeys to empty should do this - according to the docs anyway. Is
>>  this correct? If not how can I do this?
>>
>>  Thanks a lot
>>  Dave
>>
>>
>>  >David,
>>  >
>>  >Before i went mad, i was already crazy ;)
>>  >
>>  >The best trick i can give you is this:
>>  >
>>  >put the myprops["keyname"] of mystack into x
>>  >x is not an array.
>>  >
>>  >put the myprops of mystack into x
>>  >
>>  >x is an array...
>>  >
>>  >BUT, you cannot store an array into the myprops["keyname"] of mystack
>>  >
>>  >only into the myprops of mystack
>>  >
>>  >simply because Rev can't [yet] embed arrays into arrays...
>>  >
>>  >hope that helps...
>>  >
>>  >I TRIED TO PASTE YOUR SCRIPT INTO mc BUT IT REFUSED TO GET THE RIGHT
>>  >CLIPBOARD
>>  >despite trying from notes to ultraedit to mc 3 times and it didn't go
>into
>>  >mc...
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >cheers
>>  >Xavier
>>  >
>>  >use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com wrote on 02/11/2005 15:04:37:
>>  >
>>  >>  Hi All,
>>  >>
>>  >>  I have a stack that is used as a library stack. I use it to hold
>data
>>  >>  for in arrays which are stored in Custom Properties.
>>  >>
>>  >>  I create the arrays like this:
>>  >>
>>  >>  put "XXX" into theName
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>  function SetArray(theName,theArray)
>>  >>  put "cp_PrefsArray_" & theName" into myArrayName
>>  >>  set the customProperties[myArrayName] of me to theArray
>>  >>  end SetArray
>>  >>
>>  >>  function GetArray(theName)
>>  >  > put "cp_PrefsArray_" & theName" into myArrayName
>>  >  > put the customProperties[myArrayName] of me to myArray
>>  >>  return myArray
>>  >>  end SetArray
>>  >>
>>  >>  Also in the Stack Script:
>>  >>
>>  >>  on libraryStack
>>  >>  local myArray
>>  >>
>>  >>  put "XXXX" into myArray("KeyX")
>>  >>  get SetArray("Name",myArray)
>>  >>  set the customKeys of me to empty
>>  >>  put GetArray("Name") into myArray --Check if the above worked
>>  >>  end libraryStack
>>  >>
>>  >>  But myArray is not "empty" it contains garbage from ages ago!
>>  >>
>>  >>  Can anyone please just tell me how to clear all the customProperties
>>  >>  in a stack?
>>  >>
>>  >>  Thanks a lot
>>  >>  All the Best
>>  >>  Dave
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