Ric Sherlock wrote:
|Not sure if the above is a typo, but in case it is not - the
|left argument to the grid verb should be a boxed 2-column
|matrix/table (if it is not a 2-column matrix, then the verb
|expects the left argument to be header labels for the header
|rows and columns). The first column should contain the option
|name, the 2nd column the option value.
| (,:'NAME1';value1 ) grid data
| (('NAME1';value1),('NAME2';value2),:'NAME3';value3 ) grid data
It wasn't a typo, and that's why I wish there were more examples for
things. I was taking a stab at the syntax. For virtually everybody
here, I'm sure the above is a "second nature" kind of pattern (just as
in spoken languages). I know what a boxed 2-column name/value matrix
would look like, but I don't necessarily know the complete pattern for
*creating* one out of the blue--and I didn't have time to spend to try
101 variations before I hit the winning move. Admittedly, trial and
error is one way of learning (and having the learning "stick" with you).
On the other hand, as a former teacher, I also know that it is extremely
inefficient; that's why we have schools and education in general, so
that we don't have to reinvent the wheel all the time but can build on
previously learned (albeit, sometimes indirect) knowledge. Any
instruction in spoken languages depends upon learning *patterns* in the
language, and that's how I learn from the patterns I see in the code
examples people give here.
|It might also be an improvement to add the Year labels as
|column headers using HDRCOL and HDRCOLMERGE instead of
|including them in the data grid.
The way I coded it is the traditional "it's always been done that way"
approach (that is, for at least the past 45-50 years, if not more).
Thus, it's the user expectation.
Harvey
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