On 14/7/00 4:48 pm, David Bovill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Seem to remember that you can nest arrays as much as you want, and am
> working under the assumption that custom properties are basically nested
> arrays attached to objects.
>
> Not sure if either of these assumptions are correct, perhaps the script I am
> working on will help clarify the syntax/conceptual problem:
>
>
> on setLineTextOf someLine, displayFldName, textToSave
> -- version MetaCard
> put textToSave into fldArray[someLine]
> put fldArray into opnArray[displayFldName]
> put opnArray into cardPropertyArray["opn_menuField"]
>
> set the customProperties of this card to cardPropertyArray
> end setLineTextOf
>
> function getLineTextOf someLine, displayFldName
> put the customProperties of this card into cardPropertyArray
> put cardPropertyArray["opn_menuField"] into opnArray
> put opnArray[displayFldName] into fldArray
> put fldArray[someLine] into someText
>
> return someText
> end getLineTextOf
I'm not sure what will happen when you try this, but I'm pretty sure it
won't work ;-) You can't put an entire array into an element of another
array. When you "put" on array into another, you replace the entire
contents of the array you are putting into. Not sure if there is any way to
transfer arrays otherwise unless you do it element by element.
Regards,
kevin
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