Hey Webdude, Glad I could help you out! I've done this awhile ago, but been developping in Cold Fusion lately to earn some $$$. Now, to only find some WiTango work too!
Rick Sanders Vice President of I.T. Webenergy-Icantec Kitchener - Waterloo:(519) 741-2117 Montreal: (514) 808-0788 www.webenergy-sw.com www.icantec.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 7:46 AM Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: ARRAY?? SOLUTION!!! > Very good Rick. > > I had ended up with something similar, but your way is much slicker. > I was actually messing with the <@CALC> tag for the naming. It got > ugly. > > Thanks! > > WebDude > > > >Hey Webdude, > > > >I totally understand what you need. I've done this before. > > > >Here's the taf with the code on how to do it. > > > >Also, follow this link to see the results: > >www.webenergy-sw.com/arraytest.taf > > > >Rick Sanders > >Vice President of I.T. > >Webenergy-Icantec > >Kitchener - Waterloo:(519) 741-2117 > >Montreal: (514) 808-0788 > >www.webenergy-sw.com > >www.icantec.ca > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 2:11 PM > >Subject: RE: Witango-Talk: ARRAY?? > > > > > >> Hi Gene and Dave, > >> > >> Thanks for the snips. They both work well. Unfortunately, I already > >> have gotten this far. I understand how to assign and filter arrays. > >> > >> Maybe I should explain myself more fully... > >> > >> It's not the values I am concerned about, but the naming of > >> individual variables in ascending order. I need the final result > >> taken out of the array and put into individual variables named > >> whatever1, whatever2, whatever3 and so on with no variables being > >> empty. So in your example. I would nee variables with no null > >> variables named spaced1, spaced2 spaced3 and so on. > >> > >> Example > >> > >> (original array) > >> A (row1) > >> B (row2) > >> C (row3) > >> (row4) > >> (row5) > >> D (row6) > >> E (row7) > >> (row8) > >> F (row9) > >> (row10) > >> G (row11) > >> H (row12) > >> > >> (what I need) > >> <@ASSIGN spaced1 "A"> > >> <@ASSIGN spaced2 "B"> > >> <@ASSIGN spaced3 "C"> > >> <@ASSIGN spaced4 "D"> > >> <@ASSIGN spaced5 "E"> > >> <@ASSIGN spaced6 "F"> > >> <@ASSIGN spaced7 "G"> > >> <@ASSIGN spaced8 "H"> > >> > >> The reason I need these variables named this way is because I am > >> going to pass them as hidden arguments to an ASP program that writes > >> out a business card. Now it would look funny if the cards had blank > >> lines in them. Yet I need to name the cells in Acrobat specifically > >> for each line on the card. So if a person wants their name, address > >> and email but not there phone or fax, the args passed would go to the > >> top cells. > >> > >> Business Card Cells on original card > >> > >> ____Name_________(Named spaced1) > >> _____Address1_____(Named spaced2) > >> _____Address2_____(Named spaced3) > >> _____City, State Zip_ (Named spaced4) > >> _____phone________(Named spaced5) > >> _____fax__________(Named spaced6) > >> _____email_________(Named spaced7) > >> _____cell__________(Named spaced8) > >> _____route________(Named spaced9) > >> _____whatever_____(Named spaced10) > >> > >> would turn into... > >> ____Name__________(Named spaced1) > >> ______Address1_____(Named spaced2) > >> ______Address2_____(Named spaced3) > >> _____City, State Zip__(Named spaced4) > >> ______email________(Named spaced5) > >> ______(blank)_______(Named spaced6) > >> ______(blank)_______(Named spaced7) > >> ______(blank)_______(Named spaced8) > >> ______(blank)_______(Named spaced9) > >> ______(blank)_______(Named spaced10) > >> > >> Is this making sense??? > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >Another way to do the same thing would be to use the filter tag: > >> > > >> ><@Assign Local$SpacedArray <@ARRAY VALUE="A;B;C; ; ;D;E; ;F; ;G;H;">> > >> >Spaced Array Begins as = <@Var Local$SpacedArray><p> > >> ><@Assign local$SpacedArray <@filter array=local$SpacedArray > >> >expr="len(<@trim str='#1'>)">> > >> >Spaced Array now = <@Var Local$SpacedArray><p> > >> > > >> >Dave Shelley > >> > > >> >-----Original Message----- > >> >From: Wolf, Gene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:05 PM > >> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >Subject: RE: Witango-Talk: ARRAY?? > >> > > >> > Sure. Here's sample code. I've tested it, it works. > >> > > >> ><@Assign Local$SpacedArray <@ARRAY VALUE="A;B;C; ; ;D;E; ;F; ;G;H;">> > >> > > >> >Spaced Array Begins as = <@Var Local$SpacedArray><p> > >> ><@Assign Local$RowCount <@Numrows Array=Local$SpacedArray>> > >> ><@Assign Local$Ptr 1> > >> > > >> ><@FOR START="1" STOP="<@Var Local$RowCount>"> > >> > <@IFEMPTY VALUE="<@Trim Str=<@Var > >> >Local$SpacedArray[<@Currow>,1]>>"> > >> > <@ELSE> > > > > <@Assign Local$SpacedArray[<@Var Local$Ptr>,1] <@Var > >> >Local$SpacedArray[<@Currow>,1]>> > >> > <@IF EXPR="<@Currow>!=<@Var Local$Ptr>"> > >> > <@Assign Local$SpacedArray[<@Currow>,1] ' '> > >> > </@IF> > >> > <@Assign Local$Ptr <@Calc EXPR="<@Var Local$Ptr>+1">> > >> > </@IF> > >> ></@FOR> > >> >Spaced Array now = <@Var Local$SpacedArray><p> > >> ><@Assign Local$Ptr <@Calc EXPR="<@Var Local$Ptr>">> > >> > > >> > > >> ><@Comment>Delete Remaining blank rows in the Array</@Comment> > >> ><@FOR START="<@Var Local$Ptr>" STOP="<@Var Local$RowCount>"> > >> > <@Delrows Array=Local$SpacedArray> > >> ></@FOR> > >> >Spaced Array now = <@Var Local$SpacedArray><p> > >> > > >> > > >> >Hope this helps! > >> > > >> > > >> >-----Original Message----- > >> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 9:50 AM > >> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >Subject: RE: Witango-Talk: ARRAY?? > >> > > >> > > >> >Hey Gene, > >> > > >> >I have been trying to wrap my arms around this one. Do you have a > >> >simple example you could show/send me? For some reason the second > >> >loop never counts. > >> > > >> >Also, > >> > > >> >is it possible to do this using the <@for> tag? > >> > > >> >Thanks for any help. > >> > > >> >>May I suggest a solution? Introduce another variable called Ptr. > >> >>Initialize it to one. Walk through your loop testing each element > >> >>for values. For examining array fields for nulls I typically use > >> >><@Trim Str="<@Var... > >> >> > >> >> Now, if you do NOT find the array element empty increment Ptr by > >> >>one. As long as the array elements have valid values Ptr will keep > >> >>pace with your look counter. When the first empty spot is detected > >> >>both counters will be the same. > >> >> > >> >> At the bottom of the loop you test to see the array element > >> >>pointed to by your loop index is empty. If not, test to see if loop > >> >>index and Ptr are the same. If so, do nothing. If not, assign the > >> >>element pointed at by your loop variable to the location pointed at > >> >>by Ptr and empty the element pointed at by your loop counter. Then > >> >>increment your loop counter and Ptr. When you run across an empty > >> >>cell, with your loop counter, you do not increment Ptr. > >> >> > >> >> This will collapse all of the empty space out of your array and > >> >>condense it at the end of your array. > >> >> > >> >> It is complicated to explain but very easy to do. A small loop > >> >>and a couple of if statements. > >> >> > >> >>-----Original Message----- > >> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >>Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 4:20 PM > >> >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >>Subject: Witango-Talk: ARRAY?? > >> >> > >> >> > >> >>Okay, > >> >> > >> >>I'm tired and crabby and need help. This should be simple, but for > >> >>some reason, I am just not seeing it. > >> >> > >> >>I have variables that I am populating with small amounts of text. > >> >>They are named ... > >> >> > >> >><@VAR lcell1> = test1 > >> >><@VAR lcell2> = > >> >><@VAR lcell3> = test3 > >> >><@VAR lcell4> = test4 > >> >>etc. > >> >>etc. > >> >>etc. > >> >> > >> >>Let's just stop at 4 for now to keep this simple (simple is good! Good > >> >simple) > >> >> > >> >>Now I created a loop and a counter that counts up to 4 and I have > >> >>added this in the loop... > >> >> > >> >><@IFEMPTY <@VAR 'lcell<@VAR l_counter>'>> > >> >><@ELSE> > >> >><@ASSIGN NAME="llcell<@VAR l_counter>" VALUE="<@VAR 'lcell<@VAR > >> >l_counter>'>"> > >> >></@IF> > >> >> > >> >>And when I display the results I can see the values correctly. It is > >> >>working as expected BUT I would like to skip the counter on every > >> >><@VAR lcell that is empty. I other words, If <@VAR lcell2> is empty, > >> >>move the values from <@VAR lcell3> into <@VAR lcell2> and also move > >> >>the values from <@VAR lcell4> into <@VAR lcell3>. Is this making > >> >>sense? I would like to get all the variables named 1, 2, 3, 4 etc. > >> >>with no empty variables between. > >> >> > >> >>The final result should be a list of numbered variable that contain > >> >>no empty variables or empty variables in the end... > >> >> > >> >>Original Variables... > >> >> > >> >><@VAR lcell1> = test1 > >> >><@VAR lcell2> = > >> >><@VAR lcell3> = test3 > >> >><@VAR lcell4> = test4 > >> >> > >> >>Modified Variables > >> >> > >> > ><@VAR llcell1> = test1 > > > >><@VAR llcell2> = test3 > >> >><@VAR llcell3> = test4 > >> > ><@VAR llcell4> = > >> >> > >> >>Thanks > >> >> > >> >>There's gotta be an easy way to do this > >> >> > >> >>_______________________________________________________________________ > >> >_ > >> >>TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > >> >>_______________________________________________________________________ > >> >_ > >> >>TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > >> > > >> >________________________________________________________________________ > >> >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > >> >________________________________________________________________________ > >> >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > >> > > >> >________________________________________________________________________ > >> >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > >> > >> ________________________________________________________________________ > >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > >> > >________________________________________________________________________ > >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > > > >Content-Type: application/octet-stream; > > name="arraytest.taf" > >Content-Disposition: attachment; > > filename="arraytest.taf" > > > >Attachment converted: MediaBlitz2:arraytest.taf (????/----) (00001610) > > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf
