Forming a Column Formula from an Associative Array

SpannerHead — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:11:01 GMT

I looked but couldn't find a clear example. I have a script that creates an associative array between pairs of columns in a table. I now want to leverage that array to create a formula referencing both the value and the key. How is this done?

For( i = 1, i <= N Items( SpecCols ), i++,
    key = Column( dt, SpecCols[i] ); 
    value = Column( dt, Char(SpecCols[i])||" Pass/Fail");
    assocArray[key] = value;
			dt << New Column( (Column( dt, SpecCols[i] ) << get name) || " Best",
				Set Property( "Notes", Notes ),
				Set Property( "Limits", Limits ),
				Formula(If(
	:RETEST == Col Minimum(
		If(
			Col Mean( value, :LOT, :WAFER, :RETEST ) ==
			Eval( Parse( value)),
			:RETEST
		),
		:LOT,
		:WAFER,
		:SiteY,
		:SiteX
	),
	Eval( Parse(key))
))
);
);

Re: Forming a Column Formula from an Associative Array

jthi — Sat, 13 Sep 2025 06:04:09 GMT

Expression evaluation and in cases like this I like using Eval(Substitute())

Names Default To Here(1);

dt = Open("$SAMPLE_DATA/Semiconductor Capability.jmp");

aa = Associative Array();
aa["NPN1"] = "NPN2";
aa["PNP1"] = "PNP2";
aa["INM1"] = "INM2";

new_cols = {};
For Each({{key, val}}, aa,
	new_col = Eval(Substitute(
		Expr(dt << New Column(key ||" "|| val, Numeric, Continuous, Formula(
			_term1_ + _term2_
		))),
		Expr(_term1_), Name Expr(AsColumn(dt, key)),
		Expr(_term2_), Name Expr(AsColumn(dt, val))
	));
	Insert Into(new_cols, (new_col << get name))
);

dt << Move Selected Columns(new_cols, To First);

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