SetMap

Syntax

SetMap(str_Mapname, str_key, num_index, str_value);

str_Mapname	A string specifying the name of the map.
str_key	A string specifying the key of the map entry to search for.
num_index	A number specifying the value column. The first value column number is 0.
str_value	A string representing a value to assign.

Description

Assigns str_value to the value column num_col of the specified map entry. The map is specified by str_Mapname, and the map entry is specified by str_key.

If the map or entry does not exist, it is created.

Returns

N/A

Example

In this example, the following map (author) is used.

agatha christie 1890 alfred h 1899

The following script modifies the map entry alfred, and adds the map entry astrid:

SetMap("author","alfred",0,"hitchcock");

SetMap("author","astrid",0,"lindgren");

SetMap("author","astrid",1,"1907");

After the script is executed, author is changed as follows:

agatha christie 1890 alfred hitchcock 1899 astrid lindgren 1907