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Re: how to compare two lists without looping? possible?
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Re: how to compare two lists without looping? possible?


  • Subject: Re: how to compare two lists without looping? possible?
  • From: Mark Lively <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 16:01:25 -0500

On 2/9/06, demski <email@hidden> wrote:
> Hi all,
> maybe easy, maybe not?
> what I have: two lists
> set found to {"192.168.1.11","192.168.1.66"}
> set mustHave to
> {"192.168.1.11","192.168.1.66","192.168.1.34","192.168.1.44"}
>
> what would be the fastest way to create a list with the missing items like
>
> set missing to {"192.168.1.34","192.168.1.44"}
>
> feels like I would ahve to be close to it for its so easy, but...
> greetz,
>

Only with a loop

set missing to {}
repeat with anitem in musthave
     if found does not contain (""&anItem)
           then set missing to missing &(""&anItem)
     end if
end repeat

-Mark
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