Value{2} and put functions please

[Kristian Bursell]

Firstly I love the Value{2} command as it allows me to use an integer parameter but make it work like a string parameter. This has been very helpful recently with auto labels referencing Building Materials so that if the BM Name is altered the label updates automatically and correctly.
The problem I have is allowing for composites with varying numbers of skins. Forgive me I am being a bit lazy asking this question be thoroughly exploring tricky workarounds.
currently i have the code picking up the number of skins (iSkins) and then I am writing something like this:

if iSkins = 1 then
Value{2} “parameter”, 1, array[1]
endif
if iSkins = 2 then
Value{2} “parameter”, 1, array[1], 2, array[2]
endif
and so on.
where i’d rather do it using; for n = 1 to iSKins ……put….. next n.
but obviously this doesn’t work with the Value{2} command as it doesn’t with many other commands.it would be great if we could use get and put functions with everything.

any workarounds?
i haven’t tried anything else yet because.

thanks

CADSWIFT
Australia

[Kristian Bursell]

sorry a couple of cropped sentences above, very tired at the moment.
I haven’t tried anything else because… i’m very busy and very tired. GDL 12hrs a day weakens the brain muscle come Friday afternoon.

CADSWIFT
Australia

[Wesley Marnitz]

Hi Kristian
I agree, I have found VALUES{2} to be very useful. I have also found that you can use arrays for both the integer and the string values.
Here is an example.
DIM num[]
FOR i = 1 TO VARDIM1(array)
num[i] = i
NEXT i
VALUES{2} “parameter” num, array

Bim Bakery

[Gergely Fehér]

Wesley posted the right solution, you can use arrays as the parameters of the values{2} command. The only limitation is that you should use array pairs with the same dimensions.
You can combine these 2, and you can add more than one array pair to a values{2}.

Example:
values{2} “myparam” numarray1, stringarray2, intvalue1, stringvalue1, numarray2, stringarray2

Gergely Fehér
Team Leader, Library Team
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