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Function Names

table integrate smart, table integrate smart ignore case

Description

This function combines the lookup strategy from table lookup smart() with the data integration features of table integrate().

Call as: procedure or function

Restrictions

Indirect parameter passing is disabled

Parameter count

6 - 9 (For parameter description and return values: see table integrate() )

Examples

       table initialize( lookup,
       {  {  Names, Sports,      Scores },
          {  Abel,  't*',        10 },          {  Bea,   's*', 14 },
          {  Chuck, 'r*',        13 },          {  Dan,   't*', 8 },
          {  Eva,   '*sh',        9 },          {  Finn,  't*', 12 },
          {  Gini,  '*ball',     12 },          {  Hugo,  's*', 11 }, { All others, '*', 0 } } );

       table initialize( target, {{ Sport, Name, Score 1, Score 2, Score 3, Score 4 },
               { racquetball, "", 5, 100, 12  },
               { squash,      "", 5, 100, 12  },  // Lookup table: Squash entry is below racquetball
               { racquetball, "", 5, 300, 10  },
               { football,    "", 1, 300, 20  },
               { tennis,      "", 5, 100, 12  } } );

       // Picks the 1st match and integrates the results
       count[] = table integrate smart ( target, Sport,  { Name,  Score 1 .. Score 4 },
                                                                         lookup, Sports, { Names, 4:Scores }, { overwrite, add, sub, max, average }, true, Counter );

       echo("Lookup table after lookup:");
       table list ( lookup );

       echo("Target table after lookup (", count[], " items found):");
       table list ( target );

Output

Lookup table after lookup:
    0 : Names      | Sports | Scores | Counter
    1 : Abel       | t*     | 10     | 1      
    2 : Bea        | s*     | 14     | 1      
    3 : Chuck      | r*     | 13     | 2      
    4 : Dan        | t*     | 8      |        
    5 : Eva        | *sh    | 9      |        
    6 : Finn       | t*     | 12     |        
    7 : Gini       | *ball  | 12     | 1      
    8 : Hugo       | s*     | 11     |        
    9 : All others | *      | 0      |        

Target table after lookup (5 items found):
    0 : Sport       | Name  | Score 1 | Score 2 | Score 3 | Score 4
    1 : racquetball | Chuck | 18      | 87      | 13      | 6.5    
    2 : squash      | Bea   | 19      | 86      | 14      | 7      
    3 : racquetball | Chuck | 18      | 287     | 13      | 6.5    
    4 : football    | Gini  | 13      | 288     | 20      | 6      
    5 : tennis      | Abel  | 15      | 90      | 12      | 5      

Try it yourself: Open LIB_Function_table_integrate_smart.b4p in B4P_Examples.zip. Decompress before use.

See also

table integrate with rules
table integrate smart once
table integrate
table lookup smart
table expand smart
table digest smart