Retrieve custom properties with variable

[geo]

Hello

I'm trying to retreive a value from the custom properties of a button

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put the cZNR["Mass"] of button "btnRegistration" into tMass

this works fine

Now I need to store more data in the custom properties and would like to call it like:

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put the pItemname["Mass"] of button "btnRegistration" into tMass

where cZNR is in the variable pItemname.

That doesn't work

Thanks for your help

[dunbarx]

Hi.

Not sure what you want.

Is pItemName, typically a parameter when selecting a menuItem from a menu style button, what you are talking about? If so, is “mass” the selected menu item?

I would not use that particular name that way, assuming you are referencing a custom property that way.

Anyway, why try to store a custom property inside another custom property?

Craig

[dunbarx]

Hmmm. Is it that you just want to extract a particular custom property by selecting the property name from a menu?

I am away from my computer for a while so someone else will have to see if LC can resolve that parameter as you want But if it can’t, then I will bet a “do” construction will probably, er, do it.

Craig

[FourthWorld]

There are a couple different ways to go, but help me catch up with what you're envisioning: what is the benefit of binding the data to a specific object?

[geo]

Hello,

I have about 20 fields where the user can change the value. Each field has a custom property stored which is use for a calculation:

Fieldvalue * constant

For this one field the user has to select a value per dropdownmenu from a different button which is then inserted in the field plus the constant has to get changed according to the user input.


With a repeat function I can loop through the fields for all calculations

[mrcoollion]

I need to store more data in the custom properties

Place data in variable tData into a custom property CustompropertyName

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set the CustompropertyName of button "btnRegistration" to tData

[Klaus]

Hi Geom

you are dealing with custom property sets, right? At least the syntax looks like.
Then you could do it in two steps:

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on menupick pItemName
   set the custompropertyset of btn "btnRegistration" to pItemName
   put the Mass of btn "btnRegistration" into tMass
end menupick

Tested and works!


Best

Klaus

[geo]

Hi Klaus

Thanks, works perfect

Any Idea why it doesn't work when I have the name of the custom property set in the variable like i described in my post?

[Klaus]

Sorry, no idea...