Scripting what should be a simple loop...

[Scott Rossi]

Hi David:

One way to dynamically create a variable on the fly is using the "do"
command.

 repeat with i = 1 to 10
    get fld ("Field" & i) of grp Allfields -- put the value into "it"
    do "put it into tVar" & i
 end repeat

Two additional things to consider:

1) When referring to an object name dynamically, bracket the expression in
parentheses:    fld ("myField" & i)

2) Avoid naming objects using their type (ie "Field1") unless you're very
careful as Rev may get confused by the actual object it knows as "field 1"
(the first field on the card) versus your "Field1" which may be the tenth
field on the card.

Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, UX Design




Recently, David C. wrote:

> Good grief! Will someone be so kind as to show me the proper way to
> format my script...
> 
> Let's say I have the following
> 
> 1 group named "AllFields" containing:
> 10 text fields, named Field1...Field10
> 10 temporary variables named tVar1...tVar10
> 
> All I want to do, using a loop, is to put the user supplied data
> contained in each field into the corresponding, like-named variable. I
> thought I could do something easy like this
> 
> repeat for i = 1 to 10
>  put fld "Field" & i of grp "AllFields" into tVar & i
> end repeat
> 
> I know that I've done this before, but so far I've yet to find the
> right format that will not cause an error when compiling the script
> -and- would greatly appreciate it if some kind soul would rescue me
> from this madness.
> 
> FWIW, I recently had another fifty-something birthday, so I'm blaming it
> all on an increasing case of dementia. As in:
> 
> "Dementia (meaning "deprived of mind") is a serious loss of cognitive
> ability in a previously unimpaired person, beyond what might be
> expected from normal ..."
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> David C.
> _______________________________________________
> use-revolution mailing list
> use-revolution at lists.runrev.com
> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription
> preferences:
> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution