Aye, but of course if you have that many cards you should probably be doing this through SQL.
Bob On Mar 31, 2011, at 10:49 AM, Peter Brigham MD wrote: > I suspect that using a customproperty of the card would be faster for large > numbers of cards. Accessing the contents of a field is slow, relative to > pulling customprops. But it probably doesn't matter unless you have >1000 > cards. > > -- Peter > > Peter M. Brigham > pmb...@gmail.com > http://home.comcast.net/~pmbrig > > > On Mar 31, 2011, at 1:26 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > >> I think you are right Mark. A hidden field with the word "barked" or >> "darked" in it and some use of the find command would serve you better. >> Undarking all cards though would definitely require a repeat loop or a >> recursive call, with Exit to top when you cannot find any more. >> >> Bob >> >> >> On Mar 31, 2011, at 10:18 AM, Timothy Miller wrote: >> >>> Hey dudes, >>> >>> The "marked" property is so easy to use. "go next marked" and "unmark all >>> cards" are so fast and foolproof! Very handy. >>> >>> I'm wondering if I can somehow define my own versions of "marked" >>> >>> E.g., in a hypothetical stack, the "marked" of cards 3, 10, 22 and 99 is >>> "true" >>> >>> I somehow define my own properties, like "barked" and "darked" >>> >>> In the same hypothetical stack, the "barked" of cards 1,2, 3 and 4 is "true" >>> >>> the "darked" of cards 2,4,6,8 and 99 is "true" >>> >>> Somehow I could "go next barked" or "go next darked" just as fast and easy >>> as I could "go next marked" >>> >>> In this perfect world, I could "unbark" or "undark" all cards as easily as >>> I could unmark them. >>> >>> I suspect this isn't really possible. I suspect the closest equivalent >>> would be to use customkeys and repeat loops, to find the next card with a >>> certain value of a certain customkey, and so on. I suspect this would be >>> somewhat slower than "go next marked" or "unmark all" >>> >>> The marked of a card resembles a customkey, but I suspect it works >>> differently. True? >>> >>> Is it possible to "go next" to a card with a certain value of a certain >>> customKey? Or is it necessary to use a repeat loop to inspect the each card >>> until I encounter the customKey and value I want? >>> >>> Is it possible to "set the poodleNose of all cards to empty"? I suspect not. >>> >>> Am I getting this right? Am I missing anything important? >>> >>> Thanks in advance, >>> >>> Tim >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
