How do I unprotect a list so I can delete it?

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Tee Hiett asked Mar 2, '22 Ryan Clark commented Mar 8, '22

How do I unprotect a list so I can delete it?

Somehow in my Learning to Use Lists, I inadvertently protected the first three lists as shown in the attached JPEG. When I try to delete these lives I get the message that they are protected and cannot be deleted.

How did I protect them and how can I unprotect them so I can delete them?

Thanks

Software Version:

FlexSim 21.2.4

global list delete list

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Ryan Clark commented · Mar 08, 2022 at 09:37 PM

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Answer 1 · 2022-03-03T07:51:52Z

Felix Möhlmann answered Mar 3, '22

The default HC lists are protected. If you duplicate them the protected status will be copied to the new list as well. Other than that I don't really a way to accidently protect a list.

You can use the "switch_protected()" command to unset the protected status. Write the command in the script window (Debug -> Script Console) and insert the object, or in this case list, that you want to protect/unprotect (the list has to be cast as an object/treenode, so you have to add ".as(treenode)" to the list reference). The second parameter determines if you switch the flag on (1) or off (0).

After running the command, you should be able to delete the list.

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