just spitballing: let's call our containers "tSearchingFor" and "tSearchString"
*set* the itemDelimiter to comma & tSearchString & comma *put* the number of items in tSearchingFor - 1 into tNum *if* tSearchString begins with tSearchingFor & comma *then* *add* 1 to tNum *if* tSearchString ends with comma & tSearchingFor *then* *add* 1 to tNum On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 10:08 PM Roger Guay via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Please, what’s the easiest way to return the total number of a given > repeated number in a list of numbers? IOW, how many times is 2 repeated in > a list containing 1,2,3,2,4,2,5,2,8 etc. Appreciate your help. > > > Thanks, > > Roger > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode