How do I shorten this script? Use 'repeat with'?

[William de Smet]

I added 'the name of grc "k1" to the script and now it works.
Thanks!

set the loc of grc "k1" to cardWidth/2,cardHeight/2
put the name of grc "k1" into tPrevious
repeat with x = 2 to 5
put "k" & x into tName
set the topleft of grc tName to (item 1 of topright of grc tPrevious -1,
item 2 of topright of grc tPrevious)
put tName into tPrevious
end repeat


greetings,

William




Op do 12 nov. 2020 om 15:14 schreef William de Smet <williamdesmet at gmail.com
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> Yes, two variables must be the way!
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> Your suggestion however throws an error (no such object).
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> greetings,
>
> William
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> Op do 12 nov. 2020 om 14:57 schreef <hakan at exformedia.se>:
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>> You could use two variables like tName and tPrevious
>>
>> set the loc of grc "k1" to cardWidth/2,cardHeight/2
>> put ”k1” into tPrevious
>> repeat with i = 2 to 5
>>    put ”k” & i into tName
>>    set the topleft of grc tName to the topright of grc tPrevious
>>    put tName into tPrevious
>> end repeat
>>
>> Coding out of my head so reserve for mistakes!
>>
>> :-Håkan
>> On 12 Nov 2020, 14:50 +0100, William de Smet via use-livecode <
>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>, wrote:
>>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> Another question today.
>> How do I shorten this script?
>> ----
>> set the loc of grc "k1" to cardWidth/2,cardHeight/2
>> set the topleft of grc "k2" to (item 1 of topright of grc "k1" -1, item 2
>> of topright of grc "k1")
>> set the topleft of grc "k3" to (item 1 of topright of grc "k2" -1, item 2
>> of topright of grc "k2")
>> set the topleft of grc "k4" to (item 1 of topright of grc "k3" -1, item 2
>> of topright of grc "k3")
>> set the topleft of grc "k5" to (item 1 of topright of grc "k4" -1, item 2
>> of topright of grc "k4")
>> ----
>>
>> I know I should use 'repeat with' but I am stuck.
>> repeat with x = 2 to 4
>> put "k" & x into tName
>> set the topleft of grc tName to (item 1 of topright of. grc....?.... ,
>> item
>> 2 of topright of grc ...?....)
>> end repeat
>>
>>
>> Any help is appreciated!
>>
>>
>>
>> greetings,
>>
>> William
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