Loading fixed data into a structure array

sijones

Hi,

I've got the following structure defined:

STRUCTURE _Button_Command
{
INTEGER Button_Number // Button number
CHAR Button_Command[20] // RS232 Command
}

_Button_Command _sButton_Command[]


Is there a shorthand method of loading fixed data into the structure array?

An example of the data I want to load is:

1 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'1',$00,$03
2 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'2',$00,$03
3 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'3',$00,$03
4 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'4',$00,$03
5 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'5',$00,$03

Thanks for looking.

Steve

ericmedley

sijones wrote: »

Hi,

I've got the following structure defined:

STRUCTURE _Button_Command
{
INTEGER Button_Number // Button number
CHAR Button_Command[20] // RS232 Command
}

_Button_Command _sButton_Command[]


Is there a shorthand method of loading fixed data into the structure array?

An example of the data I want to load is:

1 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'1',$00,$03
2 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'2',$00,$03
3 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'3',$00,$03
4 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'4',$00,$03
5 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'5',$00,$03

Thanks for looking.

Steve

Probably for ease of viewing, I'd just do it in the define_start section.

sijones

Hi Eric,

Thanks for your reply.

What I'm trying to find out is if there is a way of loading the data into the structure array when it is first declared?

Something like:

Button_Command _sButton_Command[] =
{
1 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'1',$00,$03,
2 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'2',$00,$03,
3 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'3',$00,$03,
4 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'4',$00,$03,
5 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'5',$00,$03,
}


I've tried lots of ways of doing it but none of them compile.

Kind regards,

Steve

Joe Hebert

sijones wrote: »

What I'm trying to find out is if there is a way of loading the data into the structure array when it is first declared?

Nope, no can do.

Joe Hebert

sijones wrote: »

An example of the data I want to load is:

1 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'1',$00,$03
2 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'2',$00,$03
3 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'3',$00,$03
4 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'4',$00,$03
5 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'5',$00,$03

For that particular set of data you can do something like this:

FOR (x=1; x<=5; x++) {

   _sButton_Command[x].Button_Number = x
   _sButton_Command[x].Button_Command = "$02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,ITOA(x),$00,$03"
}

ericmedley

I'm not a my computer with NS to try this but it might look something like...

DEFINE_START

_Button_Command.Button_Number[01]=1        _Button_Command.Button_Command[01]="$02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'1',$00,$03"
_Button_Command.Button_Number[02]=2        _Button_Command.Button_Command[02]="02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'2',$00,$03"

//ETC....

but I think you need to make your integer declaration differently.

STRUCTURE _Button_Command
{
INTEGER Button_Number[how ever many commands] // Button number
CHAR Button_Command[how ever many commands][20] // RS232 Command
}

a_riot42

sijones wrote: »

Hi,

I've got the following structure defined:

STRUCTURE _Button_Command
{
INTEGER Button_Number // Button number
CHAR Button_Command[20] // RS232 Command
}

_Button_Command _sButton_Command[]


Is there a shorthand method of loading fixed data into the structure array?

An example of the data I want to load is:

1 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'1',$00,$03
2 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'2',$00,$03
3 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'3',$00,$03
4 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'4',$00,$03
5 , $02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'5',$00,$03

Thanks for looking.

Steve

If you want to copy data into an array of structures you will need a structure to copy it from.

_Button_Command init


init.Button_Number = 1
init.Button_Command = "$02,'3','0','0','5','A','2',$00,'1',$00,$03"

_sButton_Command[1] = init

You might want to rethink your variable names though as its a little confusing. I don't see the point of the variables having the word button prepended since you already know its part of a button-command structure. IE:

STRUCTURE _BtnCmd
{
INTEGER Btn
CHAR Cmd[20]
}

fogled@mizzou

I usually just use an include file to load quasi-static info into structures like that. I personally find having a separate file with the config data in it to be the best way to store and read the data.

sijones

Many thanks for all the replies.

Steve