Thanks for the confirmation Chris - and the insights into how to create an array of discrete containers (such as a grid), when that becomes appropriate. Best, Keith..
On 24 May 2011, at 14:56, Nonsanity wrote: > Arrays are the way to go there, but if you really do need to work with > constructed variable names, do is probably the only way to set such a value. > The following code clip shows how you can get the value of a constructed > variable name: > > put 111 into var1 > put 222 into var2 > put 2 into whichVar > put merge( "[[var" & whichVar & "]]" ) into msg > > ~ Chris Innanen > ~ Nonsanity > > > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 7:47 AM, Keith Clarke < > keith.cla...@clarkeandclarke.co.uk> wrote: > >> Thanks, Jim, The 'do' command looks useful as a mechanism for combining >> disparate elements - I'll add it to my armoury. >> >> The multi-dimensional array should keep the XML strings related but >> separate for post processing. >> I'm also setting a custom property on the stack as the array - to provide >> simple database-free persistence over time and across cards, should I need >> to access the XML (or more likely, cross-reference the keys) from elsewhere >> in the stack. >> Best, >> Keith.. >> _______________________________________________ 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
