Data-Grid usage

[Vaughn Clement]

Hi Craig

I found the scrolling list and now reading how it is used. Also looked at
the inspector options. I will get back to you on what I find...

Thank you

Vaughn Clement

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On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 4:00 PM, <dunbarx at aol.com> wrote:

> Hi.
>
>
> OK.
>
>
> There is only one kind of field. Setting properties creates a list field
> or table field. List fields can be pulled directly from the tool palette.
> Find one.
>
>
> ID's are fine, or you can use the "find" command to located actual text.
> There are a few refinements required so you don't find the text in the list
> field itself.
>
>
> Did you see what I meant by a binary search? I use this sort of thing a
> lot, and LC is so fast that culling from a large dataset is nearly
> instantaneous. Write back with specific issues, but first get a stack
> running with a bunch of ancillary cards.
>
>
> Craig
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vaughn Clement <vclement at gmail.com>
> To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
> Sent: Fri, Aug 2, 2013 6:10 pm
> Subject: Re: Data-Grid usage
>
>
> Hi Craig
>
> That gives me some options to research.
>
> If I put the card ID into a field in the list could that work in that the
> ID would not repeat.
> Then I could use the go to card id in a control in the list.
> To show how new  I am to livecode which control are you calling a list
> field?
>
> Thank you
>
> Vaughn Clement
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> On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 2:20 PM, <dunbarx at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > Not quite sure what you are asking.
> >
> >
> > Say you had a list field on a "main" card. If the user clicks on a line
> > and navigates to another card based on what line that contained, would
> that
> > do the trick?
> >
> >
> > When user edits the field(s) on that local card, you can write a routine
> > that populates the main list field with one or more keywords that might
> > appear that local card, so that the references back in "main" are always
> > updated.
> >
> >
> > If I were doing it, I would change the name of the card itself to reflect
> > some aspect of the data in the local  field. So if the user entered
> "texas"
> > in the field on card 200, the name of that card would change to "texas",
> > and the appropriate line in the list field would change as well. This can
> > get unwieldy with many lines, and in that case you will want to create a
> > binary search gadget, where the user types a few characters into a field,
> > and a routine pulls matches from all the other cards and loads them into
> > the list field. The more you type, the shorter the list field matches.
> This
> > will probably necessary unless you only have a handful of cards to go to.
> >
> >
> > You can certainly use a datagrid, but for what you are asking it seems
> > like overkill, unless I am missing much of what you intend, which is very
> > likely.
> >
> >
> > Craig Newman
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vaughn Clement <vclement at gmail.com>
> > To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
> > Sent: Fri, Aug 2, 2013 2:27 pm
> > Subject: Data-Grid usage
> >
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > (New to LiveCode)
> >
> > I would like to have a stack index or contents for each card where I
> > determine the fields in the data-grid. I would also like to have a
> control
> > in the row that would go to the card for the data in the row.
> >
> > Questions:
> >
> >
> >    - Can the data-grid be set to use fields on individual cards in the
> data
> >    grid as the user information for the card they want to view?
> >    - Can the card be called and displayed form the row where the field
> data
> >    is present?
> >    - Is the data grid the only way to accomplish this task?
> >    - I want the user to be able to select a card similar to the way a
> table
> >    in IOS is used to direct the user to the screen with the specific data
> > they
> >    want.
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > Vaughn Clement
> >
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