Quoting Pedja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Just had a bet in the pub I can get the previous script shorter:)))
> It's using vector maths (not sure how quick it is but it's shorter code)
>
>
> on getNearest pList,pCenter
> pStartVector = vector(pCenter[1],pCenter[2],0)
> pCount = pList.count
> -- if pCount > 0 then
> pNearest = 0
> repeat with y = 1 to pCount
> pVector = vector(pList[y][1],pList[y][2],0)
> pTemp = pVector.distanceTo(pStartVector)
> if pTemp < pDistance then
> pNearest = y
pDistance = pTemp
> end if
> end repeat
>
> return pNearest
> --end if
> End
>
or
> on getNearest pList,pCenter
> pStartVector = vector(pCenter[1],pCenter[2],0)
pDistance = 99999999999
> repeat with y in pList
> pVector = vector(y[1],y[2],0)
> pTemp = pVector.distanceTo(pStartVector)
> if pTemp < pDistance then
> pNearest = pVector
pDistance = pTemp
> end if
> end repeat
>
> return pNearest
> End
- Ken
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