Monte Goulding wrote:

> Actually what you are describing is probably better implemented with
> the by clause I have suggested here:
> http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=18309
>
> You could then:
>
> filter elements of tArray by each[“col2”] is “some”
>
> Or alternatively if you need match “something” and “somewhere”
>
> filter elements of tArray with “some*” by each[“col2”]
>
> Or if you need to do something interesting:
>
> filter elements of tArray by someFunction(each)
>
> function someFunction pArray
>     return pArray[“col2”] is “some"
> end someFunction

Would it be worthwhile considering some form of XQuery for that so we could do ranges and other nifty things?

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 Richard Gaskin
 Fourth World Systems
 Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web
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