On Apr 27, 2011, at 11:55 PM, Ronald Zellner wrote: > I have two data fields that have multiple tabbed columns, > I want to determine which items in the main field (1247 lines) also appear > in the second field (436 lines). > > Using this code to compare line by line: > > on mouseUp > > set the itemDelimiter to tab > repeat with x = 1 to the number of lines in field "All" -- there are 1247 > lines > > repeat with y = 1 to the number of lines in field "Rural" --there are > 436 lines > if item 1 of line x of field "All" = item 1 of line y of field > "Rural" then > put "Rural" into item 4 of line x of field "All" > set the textColor of line x of field "All" to "red" > exit repeat > else > put "-" into item 4 of line x of field "All" > end if > > end repeat > end repeat > end mouseUp
Try this: on mouseUp put fld "All" into allEntries put fld "Rural" into ruralEntries set the itemDelimiter to tab repeat with x = 1 to the number of lines in allEntries -- there are 1247 lines if cr & (item 1 of line x of allEntries) & tab is in cr & ruralEntries then put "Rural" into item 4 of line x of field "All" set the textColor of line x of field "All" to "red" exit repeat else put "-" into item 4 of line x of field "All" end if end repeat end mouseUp -- Peter Peter M. Brigham pmb...@gmail.com http://home.comcast.net/~pmbrig _______________________________________________ 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