Hi Craig I found the scrolling list and now reading how it is used. Also looked at the inspector options. I will get back to you on what I find...
Thank you Vaughn Clement Apps by Vaughn Clement (Support) *http://www.appsbyvaughnclement.com/tools/home-page/* Skype: vaughn.clement https://secure.join.me/appsbyvclement FaceTime: vclem...@gmail.com LogMeIn also avaialble Call on "ooVoo" at address: vaughnclement or 9282549062 Ph. 928-254-9062 On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 4:00 PM, <dunb...@aol.com> wrote: > Hi. > > > OK. > > > There is only one kind of field. Setting properties creates a list field > or table field. List fields can be pulled directly from the tool palette. > Find one. > > > ID's are fine, or you can use the "find" command to located actual text. > There are a few refinements required so you don't find the text in the list > field itself. > > > Did you see what I meant by a binary search? I use this sort of thing a > lot, and LC is so fast that culling from a large dataset is nearly > instantaneous. Write back with specific issues, but first get a stack > running with a bunch of ancillary cards. > > > Craig > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vaughn Clement <vclem...@gmail.com> > To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > Sent: Fri, Aug 2, 2013 6:10 pm > Subject: Re: Data-Grid usage > > > Hi Craig > > That gives me some options to research. > > If I put the card ID into a field in the list could that work in that the > ID would not repeat. > Then I could use the go to card id in a control in the list. > To show how new I am to livecode which control are you calling a list > field? > > Thank you > > Vaughn Clement > > Apps by Vaughn Clement (Support) > *http://www.appsbyvaughnclement.com/tools/home-page/* > Skype: vaughn.clement > https://secure.join.me/appsbyvclement > FaceTime: vclem...@gmail.com > LogMeIn also avaialble > Call on "ooVoo" at address: vaughnclement or 9282549062 > Ph. 928-254-9062 > > > On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 2:20 PM, <dunb...@aol.com> wrote: > > > Not quite sure what you are asking. > > > > > > Say you had a list field on a "main" card. If the user clicks on a line > > and navigates to another card based on what line that contained, would > that > > do the trick? > > > > > > When user edits the field(s) on that local card, you can write a routine > > that populates the main list field with one or more keywords that might > > appear that local card, so that the references back in "main" are always > > updated. > > > > > > If I were doing it, I would change the name of the card itself to reflect > > some aspect of the data in the local field. So if the user entered > "texas" > > in the field on card 200, the name of that card would change to "texas", > > and the appropriate line in the list field would change as well. This can > > get unwieldy with many lines, and in that case you will want to create a > > binary search gadget, where the user types a few characters into a field, > > and a routine pulls matches from all the other cards and loads them into > > the list field. The more you type, the shorter the list field matches. > This > > will probably necessary unless you only have a handful of cards to go to. > > > > > > You can certainly use a datagrid, but for what you are asking it seems > > like overkill, unless I am missing much of what you intend, which is very > > likely. > > > > > > Craig Newman > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vaughn Clement <vclem...@gmail.com> > > To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > > Sent: Fri, Aug 2, 2013 2:27 pm > > Subject: Data-Grid usage > > > > > > Hi > > > > (New to LiveCode) > > > > I would like to have a stack index or contents for each card where I > > determine the fields in the data-grid. I would also like to have a > control > > in the row that would go to the card for the data in the row. > > > > Questions: > > > > > > - Can the data-grid be set to use fields on individual cards in the > data > > grid as the user information for the card they want to view? > > - Can the card be called and displayed form the row where the field > data > > is present? > > - Is the data grid the only way to accomplish this task? > > - I want the user to be able to select a card similar to the way a > table > > in IOS is used to direct the user to the screen with the specific data > > they > > want. > > > > Thank you > > > > Vaughn Clement > > > > Apps by Vaughn Clement (Support) > > *http://www.appsbyvaughnclement.com/tools/home-page/* > > Skype: vaughn.clement > > https://secure.join.me/appsbyvclement > > FaceTime: vclem...@gmail.com > > LogMeIn also avaialble > > Call on "ooVoo" at address: vaughnclement or 9282549062 > > Ph. 928-254-9062 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
