Question about array modification [Solved]

[atout66]

Hi to all,

This code returns no error, however, the green button of the code editor turns red when I save it.

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put "3" into laKey
put the myTest of field myTest into myArray -- load the original array from the custom propertie of the field var <myTest> to a local array <myArray >
put the text of me into myArray[laKey][2] -- make the modification
put the keys of myArray into the myTest of field myTest -- it is supposed to record the changes to the original array, but turns red ?!?
-- put myArray into the myTest of field myTest dosen't work either

Any idea why this code doesn't work ?

Kind regards, Jean-Paul.

[dunbarx]

Hi.

put the keys of myArray into the myTest of field myTest

Does this work? It should not, because you cannot put a value "into the" of a variable, and if you are setting a custom property, well, then you cannot use "put".

As for the red problem, I would call Ghostbusters.

Craig Newman

[atout66]

No Craig, this is the line of code which turns with the red cross in the code editor.
Also:

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set the keys of myArray to the myTest of field myTest

turns red aswell...

I made some search in the tutorials and lessons section without succes until here.

Kind regards, Jean-Paul.

[Klaus]

Maybe some QUOTES will help?
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set the keys of myArray to the myTest of field "myTest"
...
However I do not think that you can SET the keys of an array at all!

[atout66]

However I do not think that you can SET the keys of an array at all!

I can do many things by myself, but LC doesn't agree

I do not need quotes because <myTest> is a var

[Klaus]

I do not need quotes because <myTest> is a var

Well, using a variable and a custom property with the same name in the same handler IS asking for trouble, if you ask me!
This will actually give unexspectected results like this:
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put "any_name" into myTest
set the myTest of fld myTest to "abc"
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This will put "abc" into a custom property named "any_name"!!!, because myField is a valid variable
and in that case the engine will take its CONTENT as the cp name!
Surely not what you will like

I usually add a c to my cp names: the cWhatever of ...

[atout66]

Ah, you're right, this is a bad habit that I need to lose (and others !)
I made the modification without success.

[atout66]

I've got it

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set the cTest of field myTest to the keys of myArray

That was the right syntax, the custom propertie first

Kind regards, Jean-Paul.