From: Thomas Martin 
@Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2003 12:19:22 -0500
@Sender: semware-owner{at}sawasdi.apana.org.au



You know, I run a mail list at yahoogroups with 2000+ people, and I'm 
always harping on them to provide relevant information (product version, db 
version, o/s version, printer model, etc.) when they submit requests.  This 
is really embarrassing....    ;/

TSEPro3.0c is the version

List() and LList() look interesting.  Their syntax is listed as "INTEGER", 
so I expect they return a number.  I would expect  to return 0, and 
 to return the current line number within the list.  Does that sound 
right?

It looks like I'll also have to learn more about buffers, if I want to go 
this route.

As my pick lists are short and rather static, I'm wondering if menu() might 
work.  Each item on the menu would call the same procedure with a different 
parameter, that procedure would update a global variable, and then my 
primary procedure could place that data where I want it to go on the line.

Any additional thoughts?

TIA.

Tom Martin

P.S.  I'm only going on a "binge" here, I promise to not be asking these 
newbie questions for too long!  (can't just have fun with SAL, have to do 
some real work, too.)  :)

At 2/7/03 08:13 PM -0700, you wrote:

>I don't know what version you are using but look at List() - create a new
>buffer, fill it with your pick list items and then call list with the buffer
>and the max width.
>
>
>
> >From: Thomas Martin 
> >Reply-To: tsepro{at}freelists.org
> >To: 
> >Subject: [TSEPro] ideas for macor programming?
> >Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 17:47:16 -0500
> >
> >
> >Hello again, Group:
> >
> >Having successfully completed my FIRST compiled macro, I'm starting to see
> >some real possibilities here!   :)    The macro, as far as I have gone,
> >works exactly like I would like it to.  Now, though, I have some thoughts
> >for enhancing it.
> >
> >During the execution of the macro, I would like to present a
> >"picklist"  list of 7-12 items, have the user select an
item, and include
> >that item on the current line.  I already know how to output a string to
> >the current line, and I think I could get user input from the keyboard; but
> >I'm not sure about the picklist thing.
> >
> >I'm not asking anyone to write this for me -- I won't learn as well if you
> >do that! -- but if someone could point me towards the correct SAL commands
> >(IF this is a viable program), it would be quite helpful!
> >
> >Thanks in advance.
> >
> >Tom Martin

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