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GeoTrail · Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 10:25 pm Post subject: Use tabs in a list?

Why don't it work to have tabs in a list?

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

Have you tried using @tab()?

GeoTrail · Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 11:11 pm Post subject:

Yes, then I just get

One@tab()Two

displayed in the list Confused

Dr. Dread · Posted: Sat May 31, 2003 7:14 am Post subject:

"LIST loadtext" uses quoted input, so you'll end up with the function name in there if you use @tab(). However, it
should be OK to use actual tab chars with loadtext. I don't see why that should pose a problem.

But you could try to use "LIST add" instead:

Dr. Dread · Posted: Sat May 31, 2003 7:19 am Post subject:

Another thought: Often it is quite hard to make variable-length strings line up nicely, also with tabs. You might consider
processing each string, calculate length, and pad up with blanks. Mac once made a good example of that:

http://forum.vdsworld.com/viewtopic.php?t=421

Greetz
Dread

Skit3000 · Posted: Sat May 31, 2003 11:13 am Post subject:

You can also use Tommy's VDSLISTS dll for it.

GeoTrail · Posted: Sat May 31, 2003 1:11 pm Post subject:

Thanks guys.
Smile

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

Yes, are you trying to make columns for lists? Try the VDSLISTS.DLL.

Download Location:
http://www.vdsworld.com/index.php?page=download&fileid=217

Screenshot:

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

Oops. GeoTrail posted right before I posted. Embarassed

Skit3000 · Posted: Sat May 31, 2003 6:51 pm Post subject:

And I did before GeoTrail... Wink

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

GeoTrail · Posted: Sat May 31, 2003 9:59 pm Post subject:

hehehe you guys Wink

What I really want to do is to, instead of using external text files as I am now, for the history list, I want to add the history list to the program code so nobody can mess with it so easily. I really don't need encryption, just to add the formatted text in the program code.

The thing is that the list is formatted like this:

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

Hmm. I don't really understand it. Can you re-explain? Wink

Skit3000 · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2003 10:20 am Post subject:

If he saves something like this in Notepad, and opens it with VDS, the tabs aren't there anymore (try for yourself).

GeoTrail · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2003 1:57 pm Post subject:

Exactly Skit3000 Smile