On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 9:51 PM, Vaughn Clement <vclem...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The current database I use is FileMaker Advanced and it is so well yes but Filemaker can be limiting as it is so easy to use the pre-fab scripting segments...with built in bumpers... LC is the wide open spaces of "do anything". Barncard's Baby Steps example you just need to 'clean' the strings before doing math pseudo code can help create visualize actual running code put the data from the field into a variable if character 1 of the variable is "$" then delete character 1 of the variable if commas are in the variable replace comma with empty use the cleaned variables to do the math replace the $ and the comma real code : put this into a button: *on* mouseUp -- this is a comment -- two dashes, also could be used to 'turn off' a line for tracing *local* tVar1,tVar2,tVar3 *put* "$34,000" into tVar1 -- it could just as easily be -- *put* field "A" into tVar1 *put* "$120,000" into tVar2 -- it could just as easily be -- put field "B" into tVar2 *if* char 1 of tVar1 is "$" *then* *delete* char 1 of tVar1 *if* char 1 of tVar2 is "$" *then* *delete* char 1 of tVar2 *replace* comma with empty in tVar1 *replace* comma with empty in tVar2 *-- comma is actually a system constant* *put* (tVar1 + tVar2) into tVar3 *-- (the math)* *put* "$" before tVar3 -- restore the dollar sign *put* comma before char -3 of tVar3 -- replace the comma *put* tVar3 *-- into message box* *end* mouseUp the message box will show $154,000 obviously some exception code needs to be written to handle a variable number of zeros, this is an ultra simple example to get you started. READ THE CHAPTERS and examples ON CHUNK EXPRESSIONS. --------------------- the message box is your friend. It allows you to test out single line expressions before you drop them into a script, or to test short scripts. I don't think you are ready for the debugger yet... Try working little bits at a time until you get the hang of the syntax. Don't try to do too much at first. Do Little baby steps, then put the pieces together. Defining variables is not necessary but is good programming practice anyway, and is a more comfortable style for programmers coming from other disciplines. You WILL struggle. and have to look a lot of things up and ask questions. You will get frustrated. But after a while you will get it and I promise you will be here helping others in a few months..... mark my words... this is the friendliest, funniest and most helpful set of folks on this list you will ever find for a programming language and you find us very helpful - we've all been where you are right now at some point, even Hypercard pros have trouble at first. We will all help you to some extent, but ultimately you have to write the code that does what you want. FUTZ around. experiment. If you get hung up, work on another aspect. Read the dictionary, and examples, even if they don't apply to your particular application. You will get ideas, try them out. Don't expect to write an app in a day yet. Take your time. And the documentation and examples are fine especially for what you are trying to do now, it's just that the vocabulary is 10x the size and more versatile. -- Stephen Barncard San Francisco Ca. USA more about sqb <http://www.google.com/profiles/sbarncar> _______________________________________________ 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
