Labelling a persistent object

[pinkfloydfan]

Hi there

In order to keep an object in memory with a known reference point, I
typically store it in an element of a public array. Thus, the element
number it is stored in becomes a reference point to the object and
using this number I can access that specific object's methods through
other UDFs.

The problem with this though is that it is not particularly neat in
that referencing an object in memory via a number offers no
description to what the object is. I would much rather be able to
attach a (user-defined) label to the object and use that label as a
reference point. However, my problem then becomes how to set a
pointer from that label to the array element the object is stored in.

Does anybody have any ideas that I might try to achieve this labelling
process?

Thanks very much
Lloyd

 

[Dave Peterson]

You got a response at your first post.

Hi there

In order to keep an object in memory with a known reference point, I
typically store it in an element of a public array. Thus, the element
number it is stored in becomes a reference point to the object and
using this number I can access that specific object's methods through
other UDFs.

The problem with this though is that it is not particularly neat in
that referencing an object in memory via a number offers no
description to what the object is. I would much rather be able to
attach a (user-defined) label to the object and use that label as a
reference point. However, my problem then becomes how to set a
pointer from that label to the array element the object is stored in.

Does anybody have any ideas that I might try to achieve this labelling
process?

Thanks very much
Lloyd

 

[Gary Keramidas]

dave:

you need to set that up as an auto response<g>

 

[Dave Peterson]

I use it to warn potential responders that they may be wasting their time
duplicating an answer already given.

But since it's so short, it's easier to type.

 

[pinkfloydfan]

Dave, late response but actually this was the first response...for
some reason it did not post until much later which is why i reposted
it...not trying to spam

Lloyd

p.s. unfortunately the responses have not helped