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Posted: **14 Sep 2021, 21:54**

Hello, I am trying to retrieve array values using menu. The array has a {{Afluria vaccine code: Afluria admin code}, {Engerix vaccine code: Engerix admin code}...}} type of structure. It's about vaccine administration. The examples I am posting is only some part.

In the menu, you need to make 3 selections:

1. Vaccine types: Afluria or Engerix.
2. Vaccine codes (v): pediatric (P), Adult non Medicare (A), and Medicare (M). Combinations are possible as some have the same codes such as PAM or AM.
3. Comments on the number of vaccination (c): some vaccines are supposed to be given more than one time as a series. c_B (booster), c_1 (1st shot), ...
4. Once the above three are selected, vaccine administration codes (a) will be automatically determined.

Now, you can get 3 values for each vaccine.

1. For Afluria
Vaccines.Afluria.v_PAM (vaccine codes for P, A and M are all the same)
Vaccines.Afluria.a_P
Vaccines.Afluria.n (single shot only needed)

2. For Engerix
Vaccines.Engerix.v_AM (vaccine codes for A and M are all the same)
Vaccines.Engerix.a_M
Vaccines.Engerix.n_B (booster shot)

I have come up with below so far:

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Afluria := {}, Engerix := {}, Vaccines := {}

Afluria := {v_PAM: "90686: Vaccine, Afluria IIV4, 0.5 mL, IM (≥3 yo)"
		, a_P: "90460: Admin, one vaccine, non-MC, (≤18 yo, w/ counseling)"
		, a_A: "90471: Admin, one vaccine, non-MC"
		, A_M: "G0008: Admin, influenza vaccine, MC"
		, n: "Afluria was administered today."}

EngerixB := {v_P: "90744: Vaccine, Engerix-B, 0.5 mL, IM (<20 yo)"
		, v_AM: "90746: Vaccine, Engerix-B, 1.0 mL, IM (≥20 yo)"
		, a_P: "90460: Admin, one vaccine, non-MC (≤18 yo, w/ counseling)"
		, a_A: "90471: Admin, one vaccine, non-MC"
		, a_M: "G0010: Admin, hepatitis B vaccine, MC"
		, n_B: "One booster vaccination of HBV was administered today."
		, n_1: "The first dose of HBV vaccine was administered today. Patient will be scheduled for the second one in a month."
		, n_2: "The second dose of HBV vaccine was administered today. Patient will be scheduled for the third one in five months."
		, n_3: "The third dose of HBV vaccine was administered today."}

Vaccines := {Afluria: Afluria, Engerix: Engerix}

VaccinationHandler()
{
Global Afluria := {}, Engerix := {}, Vaccines := {}
Global Vaccine_type, Vaccine_code, Admin_code

Menu, SubFlu, Add, Pediatric, FluHandler
Menu, SubFlu, Add, Adult (NonMC), FluHandler
Menu, SubFlu, Add, Medicare, FluHandler
Menu, Vaccination, Add, Influenza, :SubFlu
Menu, SubPed, Add, Booster Vac., HBVHandler
Menu, SubPed, Add, 1st Vac., HBVHandler
Menu, SubPed, Add, 2nd Vac., HBVHandler
Menu, SubPed, Add, 3rd Vac., HBVHandler
Menu, SubHBV, Add, Pediatric, :SubPed
Menu, SubAdu, Add, Booster Vac., HBVHandler
Menu, SubAdu, Add, 1st Vac., HBVHandler
Menu, SubAdu, Add, 2nd Vac., HBVHandler
Menu, SubAdu, Add, 3rd Vac., HBVHandler
Menu, SubHBV, Add, Adult (NonMC), :SubAdu
Menu, SubMC, Add, Booster Vac., HBVHandler
Menu, SubMC, Add, 1st Vac., HBVHandler
Menu, SubMC, Add, 2nd Vac., HBVHandler
Menu, SubMC, Add, 3rd Vac., HBVHandler
Menu, SubHBV, Add, Medicare, :SubMC
Menu, Vaccination, Add, Hepatitis B, :SubHBV

FluHandler:
Vaccine_type := "Afluria"
Vaccine_code := "v_PAM"
NumVac := "n"
If (A_ThisMenuItem = "Pediatric")
    Admin_code := "a_P"
Else If (A_ThisMenuItem = "Adult (NonMC)")
    Admin_code := "a_A"
Else If (A_ThisMenuItem = "Medicare")
    Admin_code := "a_M"
Return

HBVHandler:
Vaccine_type := "Engerix"
If (A_ThisMenu = "SubPedc")
(
    Vaccine_code := "v_P"
    Admin_code := "a_P"
)
Else If (A_ThisMenu = "Adult (NonMC)")
(
    Vaccine_code := "v_AM"
    Admin_code := "a_A"
)

Else If (A_ThisMenu = "Medicare")
(
    Vaccine_code := "v_AM"
    Admin_code := "a_M"
)

If (A_ThisMenuItem = "Booster Vac.")
    NumVac := "n_B"
Else If (A_ThisMenuItem = "1st Vac.")
    NumVac := "n_1"
Else If (A_ThisMenuItem = "2nd Vac.")
    NumVac := "n_2"
Else If (A_ThisMenuItem = "3rd Vac.")
    NumVac := "n_3"
Return


F12::
VaccinationHandler()
Sleep, 300
Printing()
Return

Printing()
{
; For Hepatitis B Vaccination
SendInput, % Vaccines.%Vaccine_type%.%Vaccine_code%
SendInput, % Vaccines.%Vaccine_type%.%Admin_code%
SendInput, % Vaccines.%Vaccine_type%.%NumVac%
}

So,

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SendInput, % Vaccines.Engerix.v_AM

works. But, why are these two below not working?

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SendInput, % Vaccines.%Vaccine_type%.%Vaccine_code%

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SendInput, % Vaccines.%Vaccine_type%[%Vaccine_code%]

How can a variable be used to refer to the array's keys? Please teach me. Thank you.

Posted: **14 Sep 2021, 22:30**

There are many ways to skin this cat.
Here are to examples (pseudo code)

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;structure

;method 1

;create 2 objects. 


;The first object contains all your key:values 
;Note that you can use strings with spaces as the keys.
;This means that the items in your menu can be the actual key names of the data to get.
AllItems := { "This is a key name with spaces" : "this is the value" }

;The second object holds your output

Output := { Vaccine_type : "" , Vaccine_code : "" }



;When you select an item from the menu
SomeMenuLabel:
	Output[ A_ThisMenu ] := AllItems[ A_ThisMenuItem ]  
	return



;=========================================


;Method 2 


;Create multiple objects for your inputs

Afluria := { "Use Menu Item Names Here" : "Value"  }

;etc 


;Create a output object
Output := { Vaccine_type : "" , Vaccine_code : "" }



;When you select an item from the menu
VaccineTypeLabel:
	Output.Vaccine_type := %A_ThisMenu%[ A_ThisMenuItem ]  
	return

Posted: **19 Sep 2021, 01:31**

Thank you @Hellbent for your ideas. I had to modify the original posting a little to have myself understood better. Could you answer my new question? Thank you.

Posted: **19 Sep 2021, 01:39**

donsonmd wrote: ↑ I had to modify the original posting a little to have myself understood better. Could you answer my new question?

Please don’t modify your posts after others have replied to them. Now we can’t see what it was that Hellbent originally replied to, and his post may not make sense when the original context is removed. Just post again with your clarifications.

Posted: **19 Sep 2021, 04:38**

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Vaccines[Vaccine_type, Vaccine_code]

Posted: **19 Sep 2021, 10:01**

Oh, I see, @boiler. Sorry I didn't think that far. I'll make an addendum next time. Thanks for the advice.

And @just me,

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SendInput, % Vaccines[Afluria, a_P]

doesn't work. Am I missing something?

Posted: **19 Sep 2021, 15:16**

donsonmd wrote: ↑
19 Sep 2021, 10:01
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SendInput, % Vaccines[Afluria, a_P]
doesn't work. Am I missing something?

You need to wrap literal strings ( the names of the keys you are using ) in quotes.

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Vaccines[Afluria]
;should be 
Vaccines["Afluria"] 
;if "Afluria" is the name of a obj.key


;what you have would work in a case like this.

var := "Afluria"
Vaccines[ var ]

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SendInput, % Vaccines["Afluria", "a_P" ]

Posted: **20 Sep 2021, 06:28**

As far as I understand you want to use variables instead of hard-coded strings to access the array:

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Vaccine_type := "Afluria" ; assigned by the menu handler
Vaccine_code := "a_P"     ; assigned by the menu handler
...
Result := Vaccines[Vaccine_type, Vaccine_code]

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