[sword-devel] Where are summaries? Re: How do you select verses from a range?

Peter von Kaehne refdoc at gmx.net
Mon Dec 18 06:06:40 MST 2006 

Is this not something which should go into the Wiki? 


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Datum: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 16:57:53 -0800 (PST)
Von: J H Stovall <pythondrs at yahoo.com>
An: SWORD Developers\' Collaboration Forum <sword-devel at crosswire.org>
Betreff: [sword-devel] Where are summaries? Re: How do you select verses	from a range?

> Dear Writing Developers,
> I read parts of this thread with interest.  The same applies to many
> other threads.  I would like to request a summary.
> 
> A summary would help some others who do not want to read all of the
> posts in order to do the same thing.  Many people have trouble 
> sorting through several mistrials in order to find the best solution.
> Especially when the bottom line is "setting the key to something else 
> solved the problem."  Is there a place with nothing but Solutions?
> If there is not, may I suggest that we start one.  Using this list
> would be easy.  We could just put Solution in front of each 
> Re: [sword-devel] How do you ...?  But I would like to see another
> list called [sword-solutions] or better yet a website maybe
> crosswire.org/UserSolutions.html  I would also like to request 
> that the thread authors or a gifted writer do the postings to 
> solutions if such a place already exists or can be established.
> Maybe a wiki would be the best place.
> 
> Modern linux is not more difficult than Windows.  But it seemed
> difficult when I switched primarily because it was rapidly
> changing and information necessary to keep up with the changes or
> improvements was in so many long trial and error help communities.
> As sword expands and improves, we will run into the same problem
> unless we have an easy place to get starter information and an
> easy place to get howto summaries for added features and 
> discoveries.
> 
> Thanks to everyone.  You are all doing a great job.  This is just
> one suggestion to make it easier for people with learning disabilities
> or limited time or the desire to expand sword at a minimum cost
> of getting up to speed.
> 
> Python, another volunteer
> 
> --- Jari Strand <strand_jari at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Troy,
> > thank you once again, setting the key to something else solved the
> problem.
> > 
> > 
> > Jari.
> > 
> > >From: "Troy A. Griffitts" <scribe at crosswire.org>
> > >Reply-To: SWORD Developers' Collaboration Forum
> <sword-devel at crosswire.org>
> > >To: SWORD Developers' Collaboration Forum <sword-devel at crosswire.org>
> > >Subject: Re: [sword-devel] How do you select verses from a range?
> > >Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:36:56 -0700
> > >
> > >Jari,
> > >	Looking at your code again...
> > >
> > > > const char * BibleObject::getVerse(const char *keyStr)
> > > > {
> > > > 	ListKey result;
> > > > 	VerseKey parserKey;
> > > >
> > > > 	result = parserKey.ParseVerseList(keyStr, parserKey, true);
> > > > 	result.Persist(true);
> > > >
> > > > 	mBible->SetKey(result);
> > >
> > >this is illegal.  You are telling your mBible to hold on to a locally
> > >scoped ListKey result.  As soon as this method is complete, result goes
> > >out of scope and your mBible is holding a reference to invalid memory.
> > >You have a couple options to fix this.  You can either move result out
> > >to mResult, or else book->setKey("gen.1.1") just before returning, to
> > >tell book to let go of its persistent key just before it goes out of
> scope.
> > >
> > >	Hope this helps,
> > >
> > >		-Troy.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > 	char* returnBuffer = Con::getReturnBuffer(2024);
> > > > 	*returnBuffer = 0;
> > > > U32 numCharsInBuffer = 0;
> > > >
> > > > 	for(*mBible = TOP; !mBible->Error(); (*mBible)++) {
> > > > 		const char *ns = mBible->StripText();
> > > > 		U32 strLength = dStrlen(ns);
> > > > 		if(numCharsInBuffer + strLength >= 2024) {
> > > > 			// Verse string was too long and was truncated
> > > > 			break;
> > > > 		}
> > > >
> > > > 		dStrcat(returnBuffer,ns);
> > > > 		numCharsInBuffer += strLength;
> > > >
> > > > 	}
> > > >
> > > > 	return returnBuffer;
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > As you can see the result's length is limited. But of course I could
> and
> > > > should use something like std::string and return that but I just
> wanted 
> > >to
> > > > make this in the right way.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> Hope this helps.  Glad you're making progress.
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > It sure does! Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > It's alright if I can't get a perfect solution for this now that I
> do 
> > >have a
> > > > code that works.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > May God bless you too Troy.
> > > >
> > > > Jari.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> 	Blessings!
> > > >> 		-Troy.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Jari Strand wrote:
> > > >>> Troy,
> > > >>> thank you for the example, I was finally able to test it and it
> works
> > > >> good.
> > > >>> But I have one problem, you see when I used to select only one
> verse I
> > > >> could
> > > >>> return the string that was returned from RenderText() or
> StripText() 
> > >but
> > > >> now
> > > >>> that you have to loop in the end in order to get all the strings
> you
> > > >> can't
> > > >>> just simply return the results from a function. So is there some
> other
> > > >> way
> > > >>> for this so that I don't have to create a return buffer my self?
> > > >>> Maybe the loop isn't required if you select verse from a one range
> and
> > > >> not
> > > >>> from two or more like in the example?
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Thanks.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Jari.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> From: "Troy A. Griffitts" <scribe at crosswire.org>
> > > >>>> Reply-To: SWORD Developers' Collaboration Forum
> > > >> <sword-devel at crosswire.org>
> > > >>>> To: SWORD Developers' Collaboration Forum
> <sword-devel at crosswire.org>
> > > >>>> Subject: Re: [sword-devel] How do you select verses from a range?
> > > >>>> Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 13:58:47 -0700
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Jari,
> > > >>>> 	I've added a new example for you:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >> 
> >
> >http://crosswire.org/svn/sword/trunk/examples/cmdline/verserangeparse.cpp
> > > >>>> 	Please let me know if this does not answer your question.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> 		-Troy.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Jari Strand wrote:
> > > >>>>> Hi, is there example showing how to select verses within a
> range? i
> > > >>>> think
> > > >>>>> there was some example but I cannot find it anymore.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> I only know how to select one verse using setKey("Mat 2:10");
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Thanks!
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>
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