Table, row and column

[embine]

I have a table (shopping cart) with the following data in:

2;;Rotherham - Case Study;;1
1;;Wincanton - Case Study;;1
1;;Wincanton - Case Study;;1
2;;Rotherham - Case Study;;1

The user can add and remove any number of items from their list.

OK I can create a table from the text file:
basket = TextFile.ReadToTable("C:\\MyFile.txt");
I can return the indiviual rows:
Dialog.Message("Test", basket[1], MB_OK, MB_ICONNONE, MB_DEFBUTTON1)
Or
Dialog.Message("Test", basket[2], MB_OK, MB_ICONNONE, MB_DEFBUTTON1)

But how can I return the indiviual values from a row?
i.e.
Dialog.Message("Test", "Wincanton - Case Study", MB_OK, MB_ICONNONE, MB_DEFBUTTON1)
Or
Dialog.Message("Test", "1", MB_OK, MB_ICONNONE, MB_DEFBUTTON1)


Any takers?

[Worm]

try:

Dialog.Message("Test", basket[1][2], MB_OK, MB_ICONNONE, MB_DEFBUTTON1)

[1] = row
[2] = column

[JimS]

How about after getting a line from your text file, you use the String.Replace action to replace the ;; with a comma, then read that in as a table that you can quarry. For this example I’ll refer to that ‘sub table’ as ‘sub_basket’

Dialog.Message("Test", "Wincanton - Case Study", MB_OK, MB_ICONNONE, MB_DEFBUTTON1)

might become something like:
Dialog.Message("Test", sub-basket[2], MB_OK, MB_ICONNONE, MB_DEFBUTTON1)

[sferguson]

If you set the table up as an associative array then you could do something along these lines...

tBasket = { FirstElement="2", SecondElement="Rotherham - Case Study", ThirdElement="1"};

Dialog.Message("Element 'first' contains:", tBasket.SecondElement);

[JimS]

Sorry Worm, didn’t see your post. That’s cool, as soon as I get my head around it. Thanks, I learn something new each day.

[sferguson]

Right On! I was a bit slow on the reply button myself.

[embine]

Hi Worm,

Thanks for getting back to me.
It doesn't work for me.

-- Start load basket
basket = TextFile.ReadToTable("C:\\MyFile.txt");
basket_total = Table.Count(basket);
Label.SetText("basket_ammount", basket_total);
-- End load basket

Dialog.Message("Test", basket[1][2], MB_OK, MB_ICONNONE, MB_DEFBUTTON1)

if (basket ~= "") then
for n=1, basket_total do
ListBox.AddItem("basket_list", basket[n][2], "");
end
end

I'd upload the project but the upload function doesn't work!!

[Worm]

Oops! I apologize. I thought the data you were showing was merely a representation of the table, and the ;; was a field delimter. Now I see that your table actually has only 1 column which contains delimited fields. That being the case, you'll need to get a little more tricky.

Here's a function that will return a field/column of a delimited string. Put it in your Global Functions.

function GetDelimField(sSourceIn, sDelim, nField)
	nFieldCtr = 1
	if String.Right(sSourceIn, String.Length(sDelim)) ~= sDelim then
		sSourceIn = sSourceIn..sDelim
	end
	nFind = String.Find(sSourceIn, sDelim, 1, false)
	sReturn = ""
	if nFind ~= -1 then
		while nFind > -1 do
			if nFieldCtr == nField then
				sReturn = String.Left(sSourceIn, nFind -1)
				nFind = -1
			else
				sSourceIn = String.Mid(sSourceIn, nFind + String.Length(sDelim), -1)
				nFind = String.Find(sSourceIn, sDelim, 1, false)
				nFieldCtr = nFieldCtr + 1
			end 
		end
	else
		sReturn = sSourceIn
	end	
	return sReturn
end

Use it like this:

-- Start load basket
basket = TextFile.ReadToTable("C:\\MyFile.txt");
basket_total = Table.Count(basket);
Label.SetText("basket_ammount", basket_total);
-- End load basket

Dialog.Message("Test", basket[1][2], MB_OK, MB_ICONNONE, MB_DEFBUTTON1)

if (basket ~= "") then
     for n=1, basket_total do
          sResult = GetDelimField(basket[n],";;",2);
          ListBox.AddItem("basket_list", sResult, "");
     end
end

[embine]

Fantastic Worm.

Cheers mate

[embine]

Is there a better way to write out the text file?
I don't have to write it out in that format!

[Worm]

If you are getting the desired results, then no, there isn't a better way. There may be a more efficient way, but is recoding worth the miliseconds you might save, probably not.

What app are you writing the file out from?

[TJ_Tigger]

Is there a better way to write out the text file?
I don't have to write it out in that format!

If you are are building a shopping cart, have you thought of using a SQL Database to store the information or even just a table until the shopper checks out? Does it need to be written to a file?

[Worm]

Exactly where I was going Tig, that's why I asked what program was writing out the text file.

[embine]

No it doesn't need to be a text file, I guess it's the web developer in me wanting to write a cookie!!!
I guess I could create a SQlite database on the users PC just as easily!!

Thanks for the reality check guys.

PS
Have either of you decided about my proposal?

[embine]

The text file is being written out by AM5 by the way