How can I make a script to perform this?

[youkn0wwho]

I have 45 records, and I have a field name "selected number". How can I make a script that can tell me which one got selected first?

Let say my first record came up randomly is 'C', then in the field "selected number" should have number'1' in it. If the second record came up to be 'T', then the field "selected field should have number '2' in it. And so on.

Please help me, I appreciated it.

[EddyB]

Not sure exactly without seeing your random script but couldn't you just add a Set Field script step into your random script?

Ed

[Ugo DI LUCA]

Hi,

Re-using Dan's awesome Random script and introducing in it a selected and global field g_selected field :

Show All Records

Set field (g_selected, 0)

Loop

SetField(gRandom, "Round(Random* Status(CurrentFoundCount) + .5, 0)")

GoToRecord/Request/Pate ("gRandom")

Set Field (selected, g_selected+1)

Se Field (g_selected, selected)

Omit Record

Exit Loop If (Status(CurrentRecordCount) - Status(CurrentFoundCount) = 15)

End Loop

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[EddyB]

Sorry,

I misunderstood, I thought you already had a random script and just wanted to add in the selection number, sorry!

Ed

[youkn0wwho]

But the field 'selected number' can't be global, it has to be in other format if I want my records to have different numbers for them.

[EddyB]

Hi,

You need to look at Ugo's post again

What is happening is there is 1 global field - g_Selected this gets set to 0 at the start of the script

Then in each loop the current record's Selected field is set to g_Selected + 1

The global field is then set to the current record's Selected field ready for the next record...

g_Selected = 0

FIRST LOOP

Current record Selected field = 1 (g_Selected + 1)

g_Selected = 1 (Current records Selected Field)

SECOND LOOP

Current record Selected field = 2 (g_Selected + 1)

g_Selected = 2 (Current records Selected Field)

and so on...

Ed