jlc@atux01.UUCP (J. Collymore) (06/23/89)
I REALLY need to find a way to format data into a COLUMNS that will be printed out as a file. Basically what I'm doing is having HyperCard (HC) go through a background's fields and get a specific line of a specified field. I then have the line sent (and added to) a variable. Once all the fields of the background have been scanned, I then open a file, send the contents of the variable to the file, close the file, and then have the file printed. The problem is is that what I get printed out is something like this: This is line 1 This is line 1 This is line 1 This is line 1...etc. What I'd LIKE to get is: This is line 1 This is line 1 This is line 1 This is line 1 This is line 1 This is line 1 This is line 1 This is line 1 This is line 1 THis is line 1 ... etc. Does ANYONE out there know how this can be done? I've tried a lot of script variations, and none of them quite works. OH! I should add that the lines of text that need to be set into columns will NOT be of equal length. THerefore, I really want to make 3 columns and have the text left justified within each column. Do any of you have any scripting siggestions to accomplish this. I'd appreciate ANY suggestions. Thanks for your help. Jim Collymore
jdevoto@Apple.COM (Jeanne A. E. DeVoto) (06/24/89)
In article <1339@atux01.UUCP> jlc@atux01.UUCP (J. Collymore) writes: >I REALLY need to find a way to format data into a COLUMNS that will be >printed out as a file. >[ . . . ] >What I'd LIKE to get is: > >This is line 1 This is line 1 This is line 1 This is line 1 >This is line 1 This is line 1 This is line 1 This is line 1 >This is line 1 THis is line 1 ... etc. >[ . . . ] >THerefore, I really want to make 3 columns and have the text left justified >within each column. It depends on what sort of file you're exporting to. If it's a word-processor file, the solution may be rather simple: put tabs between the columns. on getMyData repeat with x = 1 to the number of cards put field 1 & tab & field 2 & tab & field 3 into line x of myVar end repeat open file "foo" write myVar to file "foo" close file "foo" print "foo" with "My Word Processor" end getData Something like that. This will work if the destination program (word processor, database, etc) recognizes tabs and will set them up for you in a new file. ====== jeanne a. e. devoto ================================================= Usenet: jdevoto@apple.com | You may not distribute this article under a jdevoto@well.UUCP | compilation copyright without my permission.