HELP! - List Management (adding index to list elements)
Elloh! im fairly new to Max5 so ...yeah :P
anyway! here's the deal.
I have a simple list of numbers that is constantly regenerated every now and then. I want to add an index for every number that is in that list so i can store in in a funbuff untill next regeneration.
(sometimes the list has only 5 numbers, sometimes 6 and most of the time 7)
So basicaly...lets say my current list is (1 2 5 6 7 9 11) i need to automatically add an index to each number in the list so that the list becomes (0 1, 1 2, 3 5, 4 6, 5 7, 6 9, 7 11).
I tried coll, zl pack unpack... but i just cant figure it out.
any ideas?
Thanks!!
-Mxll
try this
Hey Terry!! thanks for quick reply (sorry i was taking a shower break :P)
seems to do what i want! (thumbs up!!)
i'll try to attach that to my patch....and i'll get back to ya!
... I don't want to sound needy but for learning purposes... could you explain just in a few words what's happening in there? if its too long don't bother :D i'll figure it out eventually.
thanks again!!!
-Mxll
Ok is seems to work.. in part.. but now i have to send that new list inside a funbuff so i can recall each index... wont i need a coma between each group? (1 1, 2 6, 3 8, ... etc) ?
sorry to bother so much!! ;D
-Mxll
alright then, but you have to figure out how it works for yourself!
wow!! did you just come up with that! you are amazing!! :D
my head hurts just looking at it! hehe :) but i'll figure it out! i'll let you know how it goes in my patch!!
thanks!!!!!
-Mxll
Is there a reason not to use listfunnel?
ok there seems to be a problem when i regenerate a new list... it messes up the order... and 0's are repeated
its soooo close!!! :D
here check it out!
ooo chris? please do elaborate? :)
Hey! Chris! listfunnel! the object is perfect! hehe! (sorry Terry! thnx alot for the effort! :D im saving those patches to study them :P )
I guess that solves that issue! :)
thanks guys!!!
-Mxll
And just so there's a counter version that works reliably:
I must admit I don't think I've ever used listfunnel (or knew it existed).... and there's almost always an easier way (esp when it comes to my patching style)
:) style is important! and good for learning too! (using listfunnel won't teach me how its built :P)
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i'll have another list problem in a minute! ...
actualy here it is! ...
I have 2 lists.
one with the "good" numbers and one with "bad" numbers. now i want to use these 2 lists as some sort of gate trigger system, so that when a number comes if its a number from the good list it can go through if its from the bad one it has to undergo a change until it becomes good ( +1, -1 or something like that.)
i tried with zl compare but i couldnt get it to work properly, it only gave me the first wrong number of the list and never the others...
any ideas?
-Mxll
[zl iter 1], [counter], [prepend set]
[prepend] ("set counter output")
hmm... i'll work on that... but im not sure what goes where .. ;S
oh! wait are you referring to my first problem or my second? because now that i worked with your suggestion it seems that your tip helps me put indexes to a list... right? ....
i guess i'll just start a new post :P
Thanks everyone!
