Secondary lists are created using the s option with the select or sselect command. Its is only used when running compare and copy commands.
An example use of a secondary list is as follows:
1. Create the primary list.
2. Create the secondary list (using the s option).
3. Invoke the copy or compare command.
4. Enter the file name, preceded by a ( (left parenthesis), when the system prompts to:.
The secondary list takes over and is used for output and comparison IDs. A secondary list can be created to use as the target for a list of item-IDs in the source or active list.
The end command can be used to deactivate an active or secondary list.
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Once a list is active, the next command issued at TCL must be a valid list-processing command, otherwise the list vanishes. For example: sselect entity by name [404] 2718281 items selected out of 2718281 items. time 06:44:22 19 Jan 2002 Sunday The list generated by the sselect command is no longer active. |
Example(s)
The following commands compare two files containing FlashBASIC program source.
sselect bp by mod.date
[404] 75 items selected out of 75 items.
sselect old.bp with mod.date (s
[404] 75 items selected out of 75 items.
compare bp
with:(oldbp
This program copies items in the entity file to a work file using the item-IDs kept in the list, targets.
sselect entity by zip
[404] 1600 items selected out of 1600 items.
gl targets (s
[404] 1600 items selected.
copy entity
to:(work
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