Rename a UDF in the Autoexec - How?

[MoGrace]

I am still thinking this thru as to what I might do or can do for this scenario...I have 2 versions of the function that opens my toolbox panel - one of which is designed for the Runtime version and omits the tasks that require Admin level to run. And since the Admin users have the development version I only need to test for a5_is_runtime() in the Autoexec. However, the original function is coded into all the toolbars and several other functions so adding code to change which function gets called would be next to impossible to accomplish.

Then I had the bright idea that if I could just rename these 2 functions in the Autoexec so when the ActMenu() function is called in the runtime, it really runs the ActMenu1() code but under the original name. Makes sense to me - but how would I do this?

[MoGrace]

Re: Rename a UDF in the Autoexec - How?

Well udf_rename() looked promising but not as much as import_scripts_udf() does. All I had to do was edit the original functions adding a comment line to each so I could tell which was which, then back them up and export them - each with a descriptive name. Then I edited the text files so when importing, either one will point to the same udf ActMenu() and overwrite it. Easy - peasy! Now to modify my Autoexec...

I think that instead of testing for the runtime, I will just test for the logged in user level. That way if an Admin wants to log into another workstation, they can get the full menu panel to use, log out and when the regular user logs back, they will get the modified one. So I can also add this test to my log in script.

[Stan Mathews]

Re: Rename a UDF in the Autoexec - How?

Just thinking. If you can test for the logged in user level couldn't you do that in the ActMenu() function (just one) and branch to the appropriate set of code within the function?

FUNCTION actmenu AS L ( )
'test user level to useerlevel variable
if userlevel = "Admin"
'do admin stuff
else
'do user stuff
end if
END FUNCTION

[MoGrace]

Re: Rename a UDF in the Autoexec - How?

It would mean editing the xml and not just the code section. This toolbox is not using a table to get the xml definition like my other Menu does, so this way seems easier since it has over 2500 lines of code already!

[Stan Mathews]

Re: Rename a UDF in the Autoexec - How?

You already have your solution and nothing wrong with it at all but thinking further.

actmenu() could be as simple as (after renaming the two versions of the original actmenu())

FUNCTION actmenu AS L ( )
'test user level to userlevel variable
if userlevel = "Admin"
actmenu_admin()
else
actmenu_user()
end if
END FUNCTION

[MoGrace]

Re: Rename a UDF in the Autoexec - How?

That is an interesting idea too and probably easier to implement. Thanks. However, the login script is the trigger so perhaps I could add a flag to the udf and use that to test which one to run.