Display expression in Navigation Bar?

[Keith Hubert]

Hi Guys,

Help appreciated.

How do I display the value of a5_getappversionnumber() in a the XD of a Navigation Bar?

TIA.

[Stan Mathews]

Re: Display expression in Navigation Bar?

Show us the code for the xd.

[Keith Hubert]

Re: Display expression in Navigation Bar?

Hi Stan,

I have this at the moment.

{'%O={C=Black}{F=Arial,8,B}Version 4.0%};
{font=}

I would like to include the Version Number after the 4.

[MoGrace]

Re: Display expression in Navigation Bar?

vn = a5_getappversionnumber()
?vn
= 15.0101
vc = "Version 4."+vn
?vc
= "Version 4.15.0101"

{'%O={C=Black}{F=Arial,8,B}__vc__%};
{font=}

Then do a stritran to replace the placeholder before calling the dialog?

[Keith Hubert]

Re: Display expression in Navigation Bar?

Hi Robin,

Thanks for reply.

You have lost me a little on this.

Do I create a global variable in the Autoexec first and use that value where you have "vc"?

[MoGrace]

Re: Display expression in Navigation Bar?

When you create an XD browse there is an example in the xbasic for the Statubar area that sets a variable to the format string, puts a placeholder in the dlg_body then uses stritran to replace it before the ui_dlg_box is called.

StatusAreaCommand = "{sp=.5}{statusarea=100,1};"

dlg_body = stritran(dlg_body,"__StatusArea__",StatusAreaCommand)

[Keith Hubert]

Re: Display expression in Navigation Bar?

Hi Robin,

I must be very thick over here. I'm not trying to create an XD browse. My aim is to include a value of the Version number in the Navigation bar.

I am not appreciating what you are so kindly showing me.

The code I have posted is all I have, please advise what I need to add the get the desired result.

[MoGrace]

Re: Display expression in Navigation Bar?

I'm sorry Keith, how are you creating this Navigation bar ? The xd browse code was only to show you the xdialog string that can be put in any xd. My guess is you are editing the AlphaSports Nav Bar...?

[Keith Hubert]

Re: Display expression in Navigation Bar?

Hi Robin,

My guess is you are editing the AlphaSports Nav Bar.

Correct!!!

[MoGrace]

Re: Display expression in Navigation Bar?

Hi Keith,
Playing with the Alpha Sports Nav bar, I added an XD free form xdialog above the one already there.
First, in the code editor IW I created a version number using:

a5_setappversionnumber(15.0801)

then in the Setup Code for the new toolbar button I put:

versno = str(a5_getappversionnumber(),7,4)

Under the Xdialog body tab I put this:

{sp=4}Version {text=versno}

This is what I got in the preview:

VersionXD.jpg

Is that what you are wanting to do?

[Keith Hubert]

Re: Display expression in Navigation Bar?

Robin,

Many thanks. After a few experiments I got the data to display the way I wanted.

After all these years of using Alpha, this is the first time I ever needed to do this.

Thanks again for another step on the Alpha ladder.