ireland@ac.dal.ca (03/26/91)
Can variables be put into a list and then referred to as items in that list? I'd like to be able to do the following: on foobar global G1,G2,G3 put "G1,G2,G3" into myList put 77 into item 2 of myList end foobar I'd like the value of G2 to be set to 77. Unfortunately, all the above does is replace G2 with 77 in myList. Being able to do something like this would be an elegant solution to a scripting problem I have. Anyone know how to do something like this? Thanks, Keith Conover ireland@ac.dal.ca
Susan.A.Tenney@dartmouth.edu (Susan A. Tenney) (03/26/91)
In article <4165@ac.dal.ca> ireland@ac.dal.ca writes: > Can variables be put into a list and then referred to as items in that > list? I'd like to be able to do the following: > > on foobar > global G1,G2,G3 > put "G1,G2,G3" into myList > put 77 into item 2 of myList > end foobar > > I'd like the value of G2 to be set to 77. Unfortunately, all the above > does is replace G2 with 77 in myList. Being able to do something like > this would be an elegant solution to a scripting problem I have. > Anyone know how to do something like this? Try this: on foobar global G1,G2,G3 put "G1,G2,G3" into myList do "put 77 into" && item 2 of myList end foobar The "do" command executes "put 77 into G2". Susan Tenney Dartmouth College Computing Services
mrx@dhw68k.cts.com (Mark Murphy) (04/03/91)
In article <4165@ac.dal.ca> ireland@ac.dal.ca writes: >Can variables be put into a list and then referred to as items in that >list? I'd like to be able to do the following: > >on foobar > global G1,G2,G3 > put "G1,G2,G3" into myList > put 77 into item 2 of myList >end foobar > >I'd like the value of G2 to be set to 77. Unfortunately, all the above >does is replace G2 with 77 in myList. Being able to do something like >this would be an elegant solution to a scripting problem I have. >Anyone know how to do something like this? > Try this..... on foobar global G1,G2,G3 put "G1,G2,G3" into myList do "put 77 into" && item 2 of myList put 77 into x do "put" && quote & x & quote && "into" && item 2 of myList end foobar If you are using HC 2.0, you can do entire scripts with the 'do' command... including including conditional statements. -- +-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ | Real Life: Mark F. Murphy | What kinda beer do you like? | | The Net: mrx@dhw68k.cts.com | Heineken!? Intercourse that doo-doo!! | | The Desktop BBS: 714-491-1003 | Pabst Blue Ribbon!!! |
Adrian.Amadeo@f13.n396.z1.fidonet.org (Adrian Amadeo) (04/04/91)
You are right: on foobar global G1,G2,G3 put "G1,G2,G3" into myList put 77 into item 2 of myList end foobar Once you put an item into quotes ie: "G1,G2,G3" then it becomes text. It does not retain it's status as a variable. ---