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Is "Concat Items" only working properly with simple string?

Dorian — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:50:22 GMT

The script below works properly to populate a data table with string items chosen from a list (A to I). However, when I change "A-I" items to mor complex string, for example "Change process based on study results", the script does not poulate the datatable properly (does not transfer at all). Is the "Concat Items" only working properly with simple characters? Or is the problem somewhere else? Thanks for any input!

srimprvTypes = {

"A",

"B",

"C",

"D",

"E",

"F",

"G",

"H",

"I"

};

New Window("Performance Summary Input: Related Improvements",

<<Modal,

<<Size(600, 300),

Panel Box("Improvement based on results",

cb48 = Check Box(srimprvTypes),

Border Box(top(10))

Border Box(Left(1), Right(5), Top(15), Bottom(5),

Button Box("OK",

selectedItems = cb48 << Get Selected;

srimprvText = Concat Items(selectedItems, ", ");

dt[1, 52] = srimprvText;

)

);

Re: Is "Concat Items" only working properly with simple string?

jthi — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:16:27 GMT

Most likely your problem is somewhere else than with Concat Items

Names Default To Here(1);

items1 = {"A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F", "G", "H", "I"};
items2 = {	
    "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.",
    "Vestibulum hendrerit massa eu blandit accumsan.",
    "Nulla a lectus nec ligula rhoncus ornare."
};

Show(Concat Items(items1, "@"), Concat Items(items2, "@"));

Re: Is "Concat Items" only working properly with simple string?

Craige_Hales — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:16:34 GMT

You could use

show(selectedItems);
and
show(srimprvTex);

to help diagnose the problem. The output of show() will be in the log window.

Re: Is "Concat Items" only working properly with simple string?

txnelson — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:26:04 GMT

I need some help understanding what you mean by "a more complex string". Could you provide an example?

Items in a JMP list will not be executed prior to being used in the Concat Items. They must be in the form of

" values "

items in a list such as

format(77,9, "Fixed Dec", 6,1)

"A" || "B"

which if executed would produce a simple string, by rule, will not be executed

Re: Is "Concat Items" only working properly with simple string?

Dorian — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:38:52 GMT

Thanks -thats right, my problem seems to be in the data transfer.

Re: Is "Concat Items" only working properly with simple string?

Dorian — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:44:18 GMT

Thanks -yes it both shows my selection correctly. My problem seems to be somewhere in the transfer to the data table.

Re: Is "Concat Items" only working properly with simple string?

Dorian — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:45:52 GMT

My problem seems to be somewhere in the transfer to the data table, not the concat command. Thanks!