On 3/5/01 8:23 PM, Will Mazurek ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) sent:
>What I want to do is make a list of all the marker names then pick one
>at random and go to it.
--if you really want a list
on test
global gMarkerList
put [] into gMarkerList
repeat with x = 1 to (the number of lines in the labelList) -1
add(gMarkerList, line x of the labelList)
end repeat
put count (gMarkerList) into X
put getAt(gMarkerList, random(X)) into Y
go Y
end
--if you just want to go to a random marker
on test2
go line random((the number of lines in the labelList)-1) of the
labelList
end
The problem is, the deceivingly named labelList is not a list. It's a
text field. Hence, count gives you an error. The -1 in both cases above
is because the last item in the labelList is a CR, so it's possible to
get "" from the above if you don't account for it.
Rich Shupe
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