Hi Mark, The do script produces what I want (myscore should be score in the example) though I am still working through your array structure to see if I can get the same results... so far no luck.
On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Mark Schonewille < m.schonewi...@economy-x-talk.com> wrote: > Hi Glen, > > One of the problems is that testname and testname[student] are different > variables. First it is a simple variable, but next it is an array. When you > turn testname into an array, the variable is cleared and as soon as it is > cleared testname is parsed as plane text and hence as a property name. > > You might use the "do" variable: > > put 10 into score > put "math" into myVarName > put "set the" && myVarName & "[" & quote & myStudent & quote & "] of this > stack to myScore" into myScript > do myScript > > But why would you do this? It is much easier to use a straightforward array > structure by writing the following... > > put the cStudentScores of me into myStudentScoresArray > put "math" into mySubject > put "John" into myStudent > put 10 into myScore > put myScore into myStudentScoresArray[mySubject][myStudent] > set the cStudentScores of me to myStudentScoresArray > > -- > Best regards, > > Mark Schonewille > > Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering > Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com > Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer > KvK: 50277553 > > New: Download the Installer Maker Plugin 1.6 for LiveCode here > http://qery.us/ce > > On 27 apr 2011, at 18:27, Glen Bojsza wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > Hopefully someone is still looking at the list while the conference is > going > > on... > > > > I want to create a customkey from a variable. > > > > on mouseup > > put "Math" into testname > > set the testname[student] of this stack to score > > end mouseup > > > > this doesn't create the customkey or properties for me but if I don't use > a > > variable it will work? > > > > on mouseup > > set the Math[student] of this stack to score > > end mouseup > > > > I really would like to use a variable so I can automatically create the > > customkeys on the fly. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > regards, > > > > Glen > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
