List Insert issue

I am attempting to insert items from specific branches into a tree with matching branches. See attached JPG. List insert is also inserting those items into all the other branches... is there a better way to do this. Thanks, Dan

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Permalink Reply by Jesus Galvez on March 21, 2013 at 2:55pm

Try the [Dispatch Branches] component from tree sloth. You'll have to download the .gha and install it.

Permalink Reply by David Stasiuk on March 21, 2013 at 2:56pm

You should split your target paths using a path mask from the branch structure of the data you want to insert, then insert your new data into the split paths, and then merge both streams back together again. If you like, you can post your definition and I can show you what I mean.

Permalink Reply by Danila Babko-Malyi on March 21, 2013 at 3:47pm

The Dispatch Branch component seems to work well - however the list insert component again ignores branch paths having to use path mapper. Not sure if this would work with a more complex dispatch branch path pattern.

Permalink Reply by David Stasiuk on March 22, 2013 at 12:36am

It's renumbering your paths because of your "0" panel input...anytime you have ANY data input with non-matching tree structure (including single values from a panel) it renumbers the entire list (until David pointed this out to me one time, it was driving me crazy!). If instead of feeding a value you adjust the value directly in the component input, it should work.

Permalink Reply by Jesus Galvez on March 22, 2013 at 3:34am

Hello David,

I didn't understand your solution? I'm having problems myself.

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Permalink Reply by David Stasiuk on March 22, 2013 at 4:29am

Hi Jesus...check out the last reply. It seems to me that anytime you execute any of the list of the list management tools (list item, shift list, insert item, weave, etc) with simplified lists (paths with only one index) the output automatically renumbers them. I'm going to start up a new discussion about that...

Permalink Reply by Jesus Galvez on March 22, 2013 at 1:12pm

Thanks David. Yes I read your new discussion. Though I have a question I'll post there.

Have you seen the new Milkbox group?

Permalink Reply by David Stasiuk on March 22, 2013 at 4:21am

As much as I like that you're using the dispatch branch component, I don't think it's necessary here. In this case, you also can really easily get around what's happening by simply using a "merge" component...because you are inserting your data at the start of a list, you just make sure that it's plugged in first. If your structure is correct in both data sets, you shouldn't have to do anything else.

If you want to insert your data at a different index (not at either the start or end of the list) then you're going to have problems. As I'm going through yours and Jesus' stuff I'm realizing that pretty much all of the list components seem to automatically renumber data paths when combining two distinct, simply numbered lists.

Permalink Reply by Danila Babko-Malyi on March 22, 2013 at 8:30am

David, not sure why I didn't think of this first, it is much cleaner and resilient to change - as long as the inserted list stays in front or in back and not in the middle.