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

John Dixon dixonja at hotmail.co.uk
Tue May 8 14:32:25 EDT 2012




that won't work...

> 
> repeat with i = 1 to 200 step 2
>   set the backgroundcolor of grc "d1" to the text of line i of fld "in"
>   set the foregroundcolor of grc "d1" to the text of line i+1 of fld "in"
> end repeat
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
> On May 8, 2012, at 11:21 AM, 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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