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  • Subject: Fwd: Too simple to find an answer for...
  • From: Bernardo Hoehl <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 17:42:30 -0300

I expected a "sum" or summarize to be a reserved word.

This is what I was using:

set Result01 to 0
repeat with i from 1 to the count of MyNumberList
set Result01 to Result01 + (item i of MyNumberList)
end repeat

I thought I was being just too clumsy doing this...

Thanks!

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Andrew Oliver <email@hidden>
> Date: 29 de julho de 2004 17h33min46s GMT-03:00
> To: Bernardo Hoehl <email@hidden>, Applescript Users
> <email@hidden>
> Subject: Re: Too simple to find an answer for...
>
> And just what do you expect this script to do?
>
> The 'summarize' command takes a block of text and tries to extract the
> relevant content to a summary that highlights the important parts of
> the
> document. It has no effect on a list of integers.
>
> If what you're trying to do is sum (i.e. add) all the integers, you'll
> either need to loop through them, or use some OSAX that can do it for
> you
> (without checking, I'm guessing the Satimage OSAX will do this 0- it
> does
> just about everything else ;) )
>
> on getSum (theList)
> set theSum to 0
> repeat with eachItem in theList
> try
> set theSum to (eachItem as number)
> end try
> end repeat
> return theSum
> end getSum
>
> Andrew
> :)
>
> On 7/29/04 12:36 PM, "Bernardo Hoehl" <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> I searched for apple's subroutines and my O'Reilly's Applescript book,
>> and can't find an answer to this very simple one:
>>
>> set MyNumberList to {5, 4, 3, 2, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2}
>>
>> set x to the summarize of every item of MyNumberList --- error
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Bernardo Hoehl
>>
>> Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
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