Sounds like a job for regex?? Bob
On Jan 31, 2013, at 8:53 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB wrote: > Hello, > > I have a list with alphanumeric and numeric content. After sorting numeric I > would like to find the first line with a numeric first char. (the non > numeric lines before can contain also numeric chars). I would like to have a > kind of lineoffset(isNumber(first char.),list,), but that's not prebuilt. > > What would be the fastest or most straight forward way to look up such a > list? Just looping through? Testing the first char every half of the list in > a loop? Or is there a function I don't think of? > > Thanks for any pointers > > Tiemo > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
