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N Items() argument must be a list

Aam_jmp — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 18:53:29 GMT

When I run my script in JMP 13, everything works fine. However, with JMP 12, I get an error saying N Items() argument must be a list. Why is that so? How can I solve this problem? Thank you for any input.

Re: N Items() argument must be a list

uday_guntupalli — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 19:23:52 GMT

@Aam_jmp,
Could you possibly share the code ? Typically, the error occurs when The parameter you are passing to the function is not a list. But since you are not getting the same error in JMP 13, I am assuming there is something else at play here. Also, could you do the following:

Assuming List1 is the parameter you are passing to the function, add a Is List() to test if it is a list indeed.

Is List(List1);

If the result is 0, then try N Items(List(List1)) to see if that will fix the issue in JMP 12

Re: N Items() argument must be a list

Mark_Bailey — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 20:41:50 GMT

The N items() function in older versions of JMP only worked with lists. The function has been extended. Here is the Scripting Index entry for this function in JMP 14:

Re: N Items() argument must be a list

uday_guntupalli — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 20:45:03 GMT

@Mark_Bailey,
However, the issue he was posting was referring to JMP versions 13 and 12, while it is informative, I don't see how the extended functionality could have anything to do with the case posted by @Aam_jmp ?

Re: N Items() argument must be a list

Mark_Bailey — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 20:49:12 GMT

Version 12 report an error. That version is more restrictive than Version 13.

Re: N Items() argument must be a list

Craige_Hales — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 22:05:15 GMT

13 says

Returns the number of items in a list, the number of keys in an associative array, or the number of children of a display box.

https://community.jmp.com/t5/Discussions/Should-quot-n-items-quot-be-more-robust/m-p/16627