Repeat

[Richard Kreiss]

Forgot to mention below, that br=@br="1"

Richard

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com] On
> Behalf Of Richard Kreiss
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 1:43 PM
> To: 'Kenneth Brody'
> Cc: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: RE: Repeat
> 
> 
> > What keystroke(s) would you expect to be pushed, given the following:
> >
> >    aa = "[CDWN]"
> >    qq = "aa"
> >    pushkey qq
> 
> In this case qq would be equal to the literal aa and not [CDWN], so none
> would be passed.
> >
> > No fair cheating by actually trying it.  Given your understanding of
> > how filePro works, what keystroke(s) would you expect to be pushed?
> >
> > > I have tested qq="CDWN"
> >
> > You need the brackets, unless you want to push the four keystrokes
> > "C", "D", "W", and "N".
> >
> > > I have not been able to get this to work.
> 
> Doesn't work in all cases means that when the browse re-executes, the
> cursor in on the first record.
> 
> Now, pushkey may be executing but be passing the wrong information as to
> how many times to move down.
> 
> 
> > DDW
> 
> No cursor movement down
> 
> >
> > > I have set  zz=repeat("[CDWN]",br)
> >
> > Given the correct value of br, this is one valid way of pushing CDWN
> > keystrokes.
> >
> > > Zz=repeat([CDWM],br);  pushkey zz
> >
> > This cannot work, as it's a syntax error.
> 
> OK, reread the manual on repeat
> 
> The following code does work
> 
> 63  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>        ◄ If: br gt "1"
>        Then: zz=repeat("[CDWN]","6"*br)
>  64  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>        ◄ If: br gt "1"
>        Then: pushkey "\""{zz{"\""
> 
> One odd thing, on some selections zz ends with [CDWN put pushkey still
> works.
> 
> So, repeat looks at each letter or character rather then consider what is
> between the quotes as a unit.
> 
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
> 
> No syntax error.  However when zz if checked in the debugger, zz=[CDW  and
> blank out to the right.
> >
> > > I still can't get this to work.
> >
> 
> See DDW above
> 
> > DDW
> >
> > > What am I doing wrong?
> >
> > You haven't answered several of my questions.
> >
> > Once you have done so, either (1) you will discover it for yourself,
> > or (2) we will be better able to help.
> >
> > --
> > Kenneth Brody
> 
> 
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