superpickle Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 Am I missing something? Is there a trick to editing scripts? Why does a script not function after I remove an IF statement that worked before I put the IF satement in the script?::?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Smith Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 That is like asking - What is the meaning of life? There isn't any "Tricks" only fuzzy logic We are *not* clairvoyant, perhaps some additional information would be helpful, such as what it is you are trying to accomplish. A sample of the script could be helpful. A copy of the IF statement could be helpful Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudioFreak Posted April 27, 2003 Share Posted April 27, 2003 A Script with an IF statement?::?:?:?:??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superpickle Posted April 27, 2003 Author Share Posted April 27, 2003 It is not the script itself, rather the scripting process itself I had questions about. I am writing a rather long script to automatically enter records for the date (if not Saturday or Sunday) and 16 different tome slots per date for a calendar year. When I was taught programming theory a prof I had suggested writing programs by writing them from the inside out, a step at a time. Write it and test it. Add to it and test it. If the last step didn't work out, remove or modify it, and start again. I can't find a book on FM Scriptmaker, so I am writing my script using this programming principle. Learn by doing. Or in this case, get confused by doing. I'm not sure how sophisticated Scriptmaker is. Is this THEORY (not syntax) legal? loop do A loop Do B end loop(if Bcounter=15) end loop (if Acounter=5) What about this? IF (a=: IF (c=d) do this else do this end IF end IF Is it possible to have both of these pieces of script in the same script? In the above IF script, if I added the first IF and the last end IF after I wrote and tested the inner IF...ELSE and then removed them, would the script then revert back to the original? I KNOW this sounds loony. I'm a fairly competent C programmer and I just can't figure out why I am having such a difficult time with this scripting language. Any suggestions on good books/resources would be appreciated.I have heard about Scriptology, but discovered it is out of print. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Smith Posted April 27, 2003 Share Posted April 27, 2003 Well, yes you did leave out a few steps. From the vaguness of your posts, I can only say that most like what you want to do is possible. Sometimes things are easier with other approaches such as a calculation of relationship. In the mean time, there is: Good news, and bad news. The Good news is, there are books that can help, the most focus on this subject is called "Scriptology: Filemaker Pro Demystified". It was written prior to FM5, but the scipt information still holds true. The Bad news is, "Scriptology: Filemaker Pro Demystified" is out of print. So, unless you can find someone willing ot share there copy with you, or you get lucky by finding it on Ebay (I just check and nothing is available currently), You could also put your name on the list at Amanzon in case it comes back into print. Rumor has it that the authors are planning to do an update and release of this very find tool in the near future (unverified by me). Next to that, use this list for questions, and examine any and all sample files you can get your hands on. A good place to start would be fmfiles.com and this URL http://www.fmfiles.com/tnt8.html HTH Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superpickle Posted April 27, 2003 Author Share Posted April 27, 2003 thanks, Lee I'll keep plugging away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter2543 Posted April 27, 2003 Share Posted April 27, 2003 adding an "if" will add an "end if" too. Removing an "if" does not remove the "end if" (your FMlanguage may vary, FMenglish isn't mine). Add and remove are not inverses - the script might well become wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superpickle Posted April 30, 2003 Author Share Posted April 30, 2003 got it!! script is on my iBook or I'd post it if anyone is really interested, I'll go to the trouble thanks all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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