Is there a way to shorten this script? (100 graphics and 200 lines of text)

[Dar Scott]

This came in late into my mailbox.  Of the index calculation methods, this one works.  -- Dar


On May 8, 2012, at 12:35 PM, Mark Schonewille wrote:

> Hi William,
> 
> This should work:
> 
> repeat with x = 1 to 100
>  set the backgroundColor of grc ("d" & x) to line 2*x-1 of fld "in"
>  set the foregroundColor of grc ("d" & x) to line 2*x of fld "in"
> end repeat
> 
> --
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> 
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> On 8 mei 2012, at 20:21, William de Smet wrote:
> 
>> Hi there,
>> 
>> Can anyone help me shorten this script?
>> Eventually there will be 100 graphics (d1 to d100) and 200 lines of
>> text in field "in"
>> Each graphic uses two lines of follow up numbers (correct English?) of fld "in"
>> --------
>> set the backgroundcolor of grc "d1" to the text of line 1 of fld "in"
>>  set the foregroundcolor of grc "d1" to the text of line 2 of fld "in"
>>  --
>>  set the backgroundcolor of grc "d2" to the text of line 3 of fld "in"
>>  set the foregroundcolor of grc "d2" to the text of line 4 of fld "in"
>>  --
>> set the backgroundcolor of grc "d3" to the text of line 5 of fld "in"
>> set the foregroundcolor of grc "d3" to the text of line 6 of fld "in"
>> --
>> set the backgroundcolor of grc "d4" to the text of line 7 of fld "in"
>> set the foregroundcolor of grc "d4" to the text of line 8 of fld "in"
>> --
>> set the backgroundcolor of grc "d5" to the text of line 9 of fld "in"
>> set the foregroundcolor of grc "d5" to the text of line 10 of fld "in"
>> --
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Greetings,
>> 
>> William
>> 
> 
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