Sorry, I figured it out. You CAN store it into storage; I just failed to call:
OBJECT SET LIST BY REFERENCE(*;”cbox_UnitTypes”;Storage.lists.list_UnitTypes) when I worked at converting my work to use Storage. --- > On Oct 8, 2018, at 11:30 PM, Chris Belanger <macprogram...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I wanted to store some lists into storage. > > I make an entity selection, then create a LIST using a method ORDA_MakeList. > The lists are made perfectly (outside of Storage). > > This works flawlessly: the resulting list_UnitTypes works correctly as a LIST. > ---- > $col_UnitTypes:=ds.Unit_Type.all().orderBy("Name asc").toCollection("Name";dk > with primary key) > list_UnitTypes:=ORDA_MakeList ($col_UnitTypes;"Name") > —— > > However, trying to store the LIST in Storage presents a problem: > > $col_UnitTypes:=ds.Unit_Type.all().orderBy("Name asc").toCollection("Name";dk > with primary key) > Use (Storage) > If (Storage.lists=Null) > Storage.lists:=New shared object > End if > Use (Storage.lists) > Storage.lists.list_UnitTypes:=ORDA_MakeList > ($col_UnitTypes;"Name") > … other lists … > End use > End use > > Now if the list is referred to in any window / process, then it fails. > Storage.lists.list_UnitTypes will give an INTEGER VALUE, but it list > functions cannot work (i.e. do not recognize it as a list). > > —— > > So am I going to have to store entity selections in storage and convert these > to lists inside the windows I use them in? > I was hoping that LISTS would be ‘interprocess’ in the sense that there is a > unique number given to any that are created. > > > — thanks, Chris > > p.s. this is the ORDA_MakeList() method: > // ORDA_MakeList(entitySelection;DisplayFieldName) --> list with > DisplayFields and __KEYS > C_COLLECTION($1) > C_TEXT($2) // the name of the Display Field > C_OBJECT($Unit) > > $theList:=New list > For each ($Unit;$1) > APPEND TO LIST($theList;$Unit[$2];$Unit.__KEY) > End for each > > $0:=$theList ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************