I also wrote an eBook on the subject which you can buy for $5 through
the RunRev RevPress store online.
Dan
On Mar 10, 2005, at 2:28 PM, Mark Swindell wrote:
Wow. Thanks so much!
Mark
On Mar 10, 2005, at 2:02 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote:
Mark Swindell wrote:
> Is there a particularly good custom property tutorial out there
> for "the rest of us?" I'd like to learn to use them but haven't
> successfully tackled them yet.
They may change your life. Very handy, very flexible.
MINI-TUTORIAL ON CUSTOM PROPERTIES
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The simplest thing to know is that they work just like built-in
properties:
set the uMyProperty of btn 1 to "Hello World"
get the uMyProperty of btn 1
Every object can have a nearly unlimited number of custom properties,
accessed using the syntax above.
You can also have a nearly unlimited number of custom property sets.
If you think of a property set as a rack with multiple shelves,
having multiple custom property sets is like having multiple racks.
There's a default set, but you can change it to anything else:
set the customPropertySet of btn 1 to "MySet"
set the uMyProperty of btn 1 to "Hello World"
set the customPropertySet to empty -- restores to default
You can use array notation to access items in the non-default custom
property set, with the set name being outside the brackets and the
element name within the brackets -- this is the equivalent of what I
just wrote above:
set the MySet[uMyProperty] of btn 1 to "Hello World"
In addition to accessing an element in a set by name, as you would if
you labelled shelves on a rack, you can also address them with a
number:
set the MySet[4] of btn 1 to "Hello World"
These posts may be helpful:
<http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/metacard/2003-August/005798.html>
<http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-revolution/2004-May/
036534.html>
<http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-revolution/2002-July/
006149.html>
After reading those I'd recommend opening the Dictionary and
reviewing the entries for:
put
set
customKeys
customPropertySets
split -- to turn a delimited string into an array
combine -- to turn an array into a delimited string
Then set aside an hour or so to play with what you've learned. At
the end of that 90 minute investment if you're not a master just come
on back with any questions and you'll master them soon enough. :)
--
Richard Gaskin
Fourth World Media Corporation
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