Fields in Livecode

[lemodizon]

Hi everyone,

Good day.

How to do this in livecode see below the picture.

here's my code

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on mouseUp
   put fld "OrderNumber" into tForReleaseOrder
   put tForReleaseOrder & cr after fld "ForCollectFld" 
   
end mouseUp

[richmond62]

Do you mean you want COLUMNS in your field?

[lemodizon]

Hi richmond62,

kinda like that but the twist here after the last number display which is "70". it will create another column and display other numbers.

Thanks richmond62.

[Klaus]

Hi Lemodizon,

why not set a tabstop and add new columns with a TAB to the same field?

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...
repeat with i = 1 to the num of lines of fld 1
  put TAB & your_value_here after line i of fld 1
end repeat
...

Et voila, columns!
Know what I mean?


Best

Klaus

[richmond62]

Sans voila!

Because:
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The result is ROWS, and NOT COLUMNS.

[Klaus]

row = line!
So your example shows 13 rows with 4 columns.

[richmond62]

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My recent attempt, based on your suggestion, does NOT result in what Lemuel wants.

This is what he wants:
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Mockup made in LibreOffice.

[Klaus]

I know and only wanted to show how to create another "column"
in an existing field containing text already.

[richmond62]

Aha.

I wonder exactly how one can do what Lemuel wants?

[Klaus]

Lemodizon,

do your numbers come from ONE field and you want them to display in columns in another field
or do you have several fields that you want to display in different columns in the same field?


Best

Klaus

[jacque]

The easiest way would be to group three fields and scroll the group. Get the number of lines in the data and div by 3. Put lines 1 to x into fld 1, the next set of x lines into fld 2 and the final set into fld 3.

If only one field is required then put the first set into the field, then repeat for the next set putting a tab before the value after each line in the field. Do the same for the third set.

[lemodizon]

Lemodizon,

do your numbers come from ONE field and you want them to display in columns in another field
or do you have several fields that you want to display in different columns in the same field?


Best

Klaus

Hi Klaus,

Yes it come from ONE field only. in my picture after i entered the number 70 it will create a column or tab near the number 150 but using only one filed.

[Klaus]

Hi lemodizon,

in my picture after i entered the number 70 it will create a column or tab near the number 150 but using only one field.

YOU entered? I thought this should be done completely via script?

So you have fixed values (70, 30, 60) after which the "column break" should happen?
Or any other "rule" for this?

And maybe you can post the content of that source field here, so we could experiment a bit?


Best

Klaus

[lemodizon]

Hi lemodizon,

in my picture after i entered the number 70 it will create a column or tab near the number 150 but using only one field.

YOU entered? I thought this should be done completely via script?

So you have fixed values (70, 30, 60) after which the "column break" should happen?
Or any other "rule" for this?

And maybe you can post the content of that source field here, so we could experiment a bit?


Best

Klaus

Hi Klaus,

Good day.

Sorry this is the sample stack picture that i'm practicing. it has a enter button.

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on mouseUp
   if fld "numberFld" is empty then
      beep
      Answer error "Please enter a Number. Thanks!" 
   else 
      put fld "numberFld" into tMyNumber
      put tMyNumber & cr after fld "ForReleasingFld" 
      
      put empty into fld "numberFld"
   end if
end mouseUp

[Klaus]

We need more info, so I repeat:

So you have fixed values (70, 30, 60) after which the "column break" should happen?
Or any other "rule" for this?

And maybe you can post the content of that source field here, so we could experiment a bit?