List Commands Library for 50g

[DavidM]

(09-24-2017 05:41 PM)snrowe Wrote:  

(09-24-2017 04:13 PM)DavidM Wrote:  Actually, this may not be as far-fetched as I thought. The Saturn routine Shrink$Any might be very useful for something like this. I don't have any direct experience with using that type of approach, but perhaps others here might have more insight.

While it would only help with a single list element, I could see an approach that does the following:

- MOVEDOWN the string into the starting position of the list (wiping out the list prologue)
- Adjust the string length field to encompass the entire list size (including the SEMI at the end)
- Shrink$Any the string to the original length, which may in fact handle the rest of the "massive undertaking" that I mentioned above.

Anyone know enough about Shrink$Any to know if this is a sensible approach?

Nice! Look forward to seeing what you and others think about your approach above.

For some reason I was thinking that you were targeting a 49g and/or 50g for this app, both of which have Shrink$Any. The 48sx doesn't, which would complicate things (Shrink$ exists, but I believe it only works on the top-most item in TEMP -- which I believe is why Shrink$Any was created). If the large list is the last object created in TEMP, though, this might still work.

I may experiment with the concept when I get a chance, but it may be a while before I can get to it.