Putting a UDF return into an array variable - How to?

[MoGrace]

I have a UDF that will perform the same function as the right click menu does to compile a library into an aex file. If I use the genie to select multiple files, it will create an aex with the same name as the app I am in - which is not what I want to do. I am using this function in the IW to individually select each file and would like to have the list in the IW put into a variable so another function can use the same list. Or at least that is what I think I want to do ;)

The IW actually returns the names of *.alb files but I can fix the list to show it like this screenshot - which are the file names I need:

[MoGrace]

Re: Putting a UDF return into an array variable - How to?

This next UDF uses a default list with the files above, and I can choose to accept that list or create another. Instead I want the next function to use the list from the first function. Initially the two functions in the IW were enough but now I have more files to select from for different apps - some which are local and some which are on the server and would like to automate this in a script - regardless of which app I run it from, it will return the name of the app aex and copy it to the app directory and optionally to the server. This is the return data for the AEX_COMBINE():

[Stan Mathews]

Re: Putting a UDF return into an array variable - How to?

I'm struggling to understand what you mean.

I am using this function in the IW to individually select each file and would like to have the list in the IW put into a variable so another function can use the same list.

I don't see any list as Alpha understands lists. A list would be a crlf() delimited sequence of values. It appears you have executed the a5tools_aex_create() function three times with something different selected during the interaction with the function (which we can't see).


Thus you don't have a list. You have three separate return values.

[MoGrace]

Re: Putting a UDF return into an array variable - How to?

Hi Stan,
That is it exactly. I am going to use this in a script and guess I would clear the variable at the beginning and then loop thru the function until cancelled, returning a blank - stuffing the variable with each of the selections before going to the next step. That is what I don't know how to do. I don't have much experience with creating lists. Any ideas?

[Stan Mathews]

Re: Putting a UDF return into an array variable - How to?

Probably something like

vlist = ""
vlist = vlist+ a5tools_aex_create() +crlf()
vlist = vlist+ a5tools_aex_create() +crlf()
vlist = vlist+ a5tools_aex_create() +crlf()

as many times as you like.

Still unclear as to the user input required by a5tools_aex_create()

[MoGrace]

Re: Putting a UDF return into an array variable - How to?

Thanks Stan,
I'm still tweaking it so I can use it in a script or I would post the function. I don't know what made me think it would be any harder than your example...a duh moment for sure!

[Stan Mathews]

Re: Putting a UDF return into an array variable - How to?

You can get the count of the .aex files in the directory with filefind.get(). Then you should be able to know how many times to call the function.