My goal is to get a list of the valid property names for each Livecode object (stack, card, field, etc)
I'm not using "the properties" because it does not return a complete list of property names. So my solution, in pseudo code is: for each propertyname in the propertynames Get the propertyname of the templateStack If no error, add propertyname to the list of valid stack properties Repeat the last two steps for the templateCard, templateField, etc Seems to work and takes only 100 msecs, but if there's a more straightforward way I'm more than happy to hear of it. I'm taking it one step further to figure out which properties are read-only by executing "set the <propertyname> of the templatexxxxx to the <propertyname> of the templatexxxx" in a try/catch loop. If I get error code 361, it means the property cannot be set. There are a few other errors I have to deal with but that's essentially it. The final step I'd really like to take is to get a list of the synonyms, if any, for each property. I had hoped to use Bjornke's db for that since there is a synonyms column. However, the data in it seems to include some non-displaying chars plus it's not very reliable - e.g. some properties name themselves as a synonym. None of that is Bjornke's fault, it's just the weird format of the dictionary. Still working on ways round that. Pete lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 4:42 PM, Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com>wrote: > Peter - > > Not all properties are available for all object types; indeed, many are > global properties. > > What is your goal, and is "the properties" the best way to reach it? > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World > LiveCode training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com > Webzine for LiveCode developers: http://www.LiveCodeJournal.com > Follow me on Twitter: > http://twitter.com/**FourthWorldSys<http://twitter.com/FourthWorldSys> > > > ______________________________**_________________ > 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<http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> > _______________________________________________ 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
