Option menu tagged to array

[saviour]

Hi guys,,

Please need some help. I dont know if it is possible or not. But lets see.

I have some data array in field "mylist" in following manner:

xx,xxx
yy,yyy
zz,zzz

I am able to populate option menu ( with xx or yy or zz);

Now, Is it possible to having either option selected, retreive related data as in array like xx to retrieve xxx.....

Thanks....

[dunbarx]

Hi.

I assume you do not want to see the "related" data in the actual button, that is, you want to see "xx" but "get" "xxx". Is this true?

If so, load the array into a custom property, and grab the associated data, since it is already built. A "key" would be chosen from the option menu and the associated element pulled from the property. Do you know how to do that?

Craig Newman

[saviour]

Thanks for that..

Yes, I want related data 'XXX' in another custom variable or field if key "XX' chosen in the menu. Please guide me

[jacque]

You can shorten the handler a bit:

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on preopencard
    put fld "MyList" into gMyArray
    split gMyArray by cr and comma
   set the text of btn "listIn" to the keys of gMyArray
end preopencard

The do what Craig said, use the selection as the array key to get the value.

[dunbarx]

OK. I am going to do this for you, but you have to examine each line (there are only a few) of the following handlers and tell me what they do. On a new card, make a field, standard button, and an option button. Name the option button "XYZ".

In the field, put your:

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xx,xxx
yy,yyy
zz,zzz

In the script of the standard button:

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on mouseUp
     put fld 1 into gMyArray
     split gMyArray by cr and comma
     set the text of btn "XYZ" to the keys of gMyArray
   set the relatedData of btn "XYZ" to gMyArray
end mouseUp

In the script of the option button:

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on menuPick pItemName
   get the relatedData of me
   answer it[pItemName]
end menuPick

A little Jacque, a little me. I expect comments.

Craig

[saviour]

Thanks a lot guys.

Your suggestions are like lightbulb to me. I am able to do it by putting the menu selection in another variable and finally feeding it to the array.

put gMyArray[tOption] into tName
Answer tName

Thanks again.