Re: object searching vs Text

2019-10-22 Thread Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech
Jim, Thanks! The issue with updating to v17 (or newer as time wears on) has to do with other software compatibility, OS X version, and software update costs (actually NOT 4D in this instance as we are on maintenance). If it was just 4D and OS version updating could be done quickly. BUT -

Re: object searching vs Text

2019-10-22 Thread Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech
Kirk, Thanks! Any input is helpful On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 11:50:33 -0700, Kirk Brooks via 4D_Tech wrote: > > The sentiment in the last post, "...I don't know of a good way. Here is a > bad way that might be enough" is echoed in a lot of the responses to > similar questions I saw on StackOverflow.

Re: object searching vs Text

2019-10-22 Thread Jim Crate via 4D_Tech
On Oct 22, 2019, at 11:42 AM, Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > I am just getting started playing/using objects. > > I wrote some routines to determine if a particular property/value > exists either in an object, or in an object which is part of an object > array. > >

Re: object searching vs Text

2019-10-22 Thread Kirk Brooks via 4D_Tech
Chip, This might be useful: https://developer.ibm.com/answers/questions/421044/how-to-write-regular-expression-for-nested-json-ev/ The sentiment in the last post, "...I don't know of a good way. Here is a bad way that might be enough" is echoed in a lot of the responses to similar questions I saw

object searching vs Text

2019-10-22 Thread Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech
I am just getting started playing/using objects. I wrote some routines to determine if a particular property/value exists either in an object, or in an object which is part of an object array. Given: - the object is complex, i.e. has 1 or more sub-objects included and/or an object array