Find with * & string

[francof]

Hi all,

I have 2 list fields:
fldTblAbbinamenti containing 2 colums of data: row1 FOODS, row2 WINES, and
fldVini containing WINES.

with this code:

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on mouseup
   local tVinoDaAbbinare, tAbbinamenti
   
   set itemdel to TAB
   
   put fld "fldTblAbbinamenti" into tAbbinamenti
   put "*" & the selectedText of me into tVinoDaAbbinare
   
   filter tAbbinamenti with tVinoDaAbbinare
end mouseup

I try to show only that lines containing the selected wine in field fldVini .
do not work it returns empty.

but, for exemple, if I select the wine "Carema" from field fldVini and replace the variable of the line of code
"filter tAbbinamenti with tVinoDaAbbinare" with
"filter tAbbinamenti with "*Carema"
it's work, returns me the corrects lines

What I'm wrong?
best
franco

[Klaus]

Hi Franco,

your FILTER will only leave lines that END with your searchstring, but not lines that have it somewhere in the middle!

Do this:

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local tVinoDaAbbinare, tAbbinamenti
on mouseup
    ## Makes no sense here :-)
    ## set itemdel to TAB
   
   put fld "fldTblAbbinamenti" into tAbbinamenti

   ## This is the trick! 
   ## Also add a WILDCARD * at the end of the searchstring:
   put "*" & the selectedText of me & "*" into tVinoDaAbbinare
   filter tAbbinamenti with tVinoDaAbbinare
   ...

Best

Klaus

[francof]

ciao Klaus,
thanks for your time.

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..
    ## Makes no sense here :-)
    ## set itemdel to TAB
 ...

Best

Klaus

yes, I suppose it. was an oversight emh

the problem remains, also with the wildcard * at the end of the search string the result is empty.

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on mouseup
   local tVinoDaAbbinare, tAbbinamenti
     
   put fld "fldTblAbbinamenti" into tAbbinamenti
   put "*" & the selectedText of me & "*" into tVinoDaAbbinare
   
   filter tAbbinamenti with tVinoDaAbbinare -- this don't works (tVinoDaAbbinare = *Carema*)
   --filter tAbbinamenti with "*Carema*"        --but the same value typed like a constant string  ("*Carema*") it works
end mouseup

may be something in my data?

best
franco

[jmburnod]

Ciao Franco,
I read your script and I don't find something wrong
Are you sure tVinoDaAbbinare = *Carema* ?
Best regards
Jean-Marc

[francof]

bonjour Jean-Marc,

Ciao Franco,
I read your script and I don't find something wrong
Are you sure tVinoDaAbbinare = *Carema* ?
Best regards
Jean-Marc

you got it. per la miseria...
there is a TAB after the name. this a screenshot of the Answer of the variable:

very apparent.but, usually, I control the variable with a Brekpoint and hovering on it with the mouse. like this

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here it's less evident.

when acquired the data, I used this function to remove duplicate lines from the variable:

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function deleteDuplicateLines theList                                        --this function removes duplicate lines from a list
   split theList by return and tab
   combine theList by return and tab
   replace tab & return with return in theList
   delete the last char of theList
   return theList
end deleteDuplicateLines

in this line of code: 'replace tab & return with return in theList' there was something wrong.
now it works fine. also without the second wildcard at the end of the serch string.

ciao
franco

[Klaus]

Hi Franco,

quick guess, is the field with the "Mouseup" script LOCKED (locktext = true)?
If not, then it will NOT receive any "mouse" messages!


Best

Klaus

[francof]

Ciao Klaus,

yes, the property locktext of the filed, in the property inspector, is checked.
the problem was in the data, again.

best
franco