Measurement formula in tape.exe gives error due to order of measurements in list

[Susan Spencer]

Measurement formula in tape.exe gives error due to order of measurements in list

Example:

Created new measurement file new_susan_2.vit (attached). Entered value for neck_circ and neck_arc_b. The formula for neck_arc_f does not calculate, and yields this error: 'Calculated value: Error(cm). Parser error: Unexpected token "neck_arc_b" found at position 13

When the fx button is selected, the measurements list includes only the values which precede neck_arc_f

[Roman Telezhynskyi]

You get error because order in the list is important. Move neck_arc_f down.

[Roman Telezhynskyi]

By design.

[Susan Spencer]

The measurement list in tape.exe should be sorted in alphabetical order. If they are sorted then we can make the formulas fit the order.

[Susan Spencer]

Don't close this yet.

[Roman Telezhynskyi]

The measurement list in tape.exe should be sorted in alphabetical order. If they are sorted then we can make the formulas fit the order.

Do you want alphabetical order in the file or only in the table list?

[Susan Spencer]

Good question. Would alphabetical order within the file affect the program?

[Roman Telezhynskyi]

Correct way is to make sorting on the level of a file.

[Susan Spencer]

Then the organization of the xml file becomes flat, there won't be any groups.

Do you think it's important to maintain 'readability' of the xml file by keeping logical groups?

[Roman Telezhynskyi]

Then the organization of the xml file becomes flat, there won't be any groups.

We already don't have any groups inside the xml.

[Susan Spencer]

Ah, yes. Forgot about all the changes. So there's no problem with alphabetic order in the file.

[Susan Spencer]

Re-opened as issue #360: Sort the tape.exe Measurements list in alphabetical order