How to add blank line to end of variable

Sarah sarahr at genesearch.com.au
Wed Jul 17 18:11:01 EDT 2002


Put 2 returns after your list of points.

Sarah

On Thursday, July 18, 2002, at 12:57  AM, Burrton Woodruff wrote:

> Hi Folk,
>
> I'm using
>
> set the points of graphic "histogon" plotVector
>
> to graph a data set.
>
> Works beautifully except I can't code for a polygon that is not closed.
>
> Transcript dictionary says a blank line at the end of the list of 
> points will create an open polygon. I want a blank line at the end of 
> the plotVector so the polygon will NOT be closed. I've tried all sorts 
> of coding to do this and cannot make it happen.
>
> With "Script Debug" I can put a blank line at the end of plotVect and 
> the polygon is NOT closed.  None of the following code fragments work.  
> In every instance the polygon is closed
>
> put the number of lines in plotVect into numlines
> ...
> put empty into line numlines + 1 of plotVect [does NOT add line to 
> plotVect}
>
> ... stands in for "line numlines + 1 of plotVect
> put "" into ...   [does not add a line to plotVect]
> put " " into ... [ adds line and the polygon is still closed]
> put "," into ... [ adds line and the polygon is still closed]
> put " , " into ... [adds line and the polygon is still closed]
>
> put return after plotVect [does not add line and...]
> put return & space after plotvect [adds line and the polygon is still 
> closed]
>
> Help.
>
> Burrton Woodruff
> Ripple Software
> bwoodruf at butler.edu
> http://www.bgwoodruff.com
>
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