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    #1

    xdialog text box and fixed-width fonts

    I came across this today. I haven't seen this one before. In the code below, there has to be a character following the xdialog text box in order for the spaces after the text box be fixed-width.

    Code:
    	ui_dlg_box("test",<<%dlg%
	{startup=init}{background=Gray-50}{xmargin=3,3}{lf};
	{region}{background=Light Tan}{lf};{font=Arial,12,b}{sp=19}TEMPLATE QUANTITIES UPDATE{text=22};
	{endregion};
	{region}{background=#190+210+220}{frame=1,9};{lf};{font=arial,9,b}{sp=55}Counted{sp=8}Ord{sp=4}Rec'd{lf};
	{font=lucida console,10,b}
{sp=7}pickyproduce1_197_0940_L1{sp=3}[.12varz_pickyproduce1_197_0940_L1]_  14    0;
{sp=7}pickyproduce1_197_1057_L1{sp=3}[.12varz_pickyproduce1_197_1057_L1]   10    0;
{sp=7}pickyproduce1_220_1042_L1{sp=3}[.12varz_pickyproduce1_220_1042_L1]:   5    0;
{sp=7}pickyproduce1_220_1396_L1{sp=3}[.12varz_pickyproduce1_220_1396_L1]'  18    0;
{text=91};
	{endregion};
	{lf};
	{justify=center}<%O={J=C}{I:'$$file.save'}{F=arial,10}   Save Counts   ;OF={J=C}{C=white}{B=black}{I:'$$file.save'}{F=Arial,10,bi}  Save Counts  %23,1.5!Save_counts> 
	{sp=2}<%O={J=C}{I:'$$generic.edit.cancel'}{F=arial,10}  Cancel  ;OF={J=C}{C=white}{B=black}{I:'$$generic.edit.cancel'}{F=Arial,10,bi} Cancel  %23,1.5!Cancel>;
	{lf};
	%dlg%)
    Mike W
    __________________________
    "I rebel in at least small things to express to the world that I have not completely surrendered"
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    #2
    Re: xdialog text box and fixed-width fonts

    It sounds like alignment is in question? I may be missing something, but look this over...

    Code:
    ui_dlg_box("test",<<%dlg%
	{startup=init}{background=Gray-50}{xmargin=3,3}{lf};
	{region}{background=Light Tan}{lf};{font=Arial,12,b}{sp=21}TEMPLATE QUANTITIES UPDATE{text=20};
	{endregion};
	{region}{background=#190+210+220}{frame=1,9};{lf};{font=arial,9,b}{sp=56}Counted{sp=7}Ord{sp=4}Rec'd{lf};
	{font=lucida console,10,b}
{sp=7}pickyproduce1_197_0940_L1{sp=3}[.12varz_pickyproduce1_197_0940_L1]{sp=5}14{sp=6}0;
{sp=7}pickyproduce1_197_1057_L1{sp=3}[.12varz_pickyproduce1_197_1057_L1]{sp=5}10{sp=6}0;
{sp=7}pickyproduce1_220_1042_L1{sp=3}[.12varz_pickyproduce1_220_1042_L1]{sp=5}05{sp=6}0;
{sp=7}pickyproduce1_220_1396_L1{sp=3}[.12varz_pickyproduce1_220_1396_L1]{sp=5}18{sp=6}0;
{text=91};
	{endregion};
	{lf};
	{justify=center}<%O={J=C}{I:'$$file.save'}{F=arial,10}   Save Counts   ;OF={J=C}{C=white}{B=black}{I:'$$file.save'}{F=Arial,10,bi}  Save Counts  %23,1.5!Save_counts> 
	{sp=2}<%O={J=C}{I:'$$generic.edit.cancel'}{F=arial,10}  Cancel  ;OF={J=C}{C=white}{B=black}{I:'$$generic.edit.cancel'}{F=Arial,10,bi} Cancel  %23,1.5!Cancel>;
	{lf};
	%dlg%)

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      #3
      Re: xdialog text box and fixed-width fonts

      Hi Craig,
      Yes, you are certainly correct and your dialog will have things aligned. However, what I provided was the end construct of a dialog string built dynamically. The templates (pickyproduce1_197_0940_L1 is a template) and the values for the Ord and Rec'd are obtained from filtering various tables and compiling the values into an xdialog string. The template names are always 25 characters in length, but the values for Ord and Rec'd vary between 1-3 characters, and spaces are added based upon the length of the value (space(6-len(vord_qnty)). I also tried making the string with the space being "{sp="+(""+len(vord_qnty))+" and that didn't work either.
      Mike W
      __________________________
      "I rebel in at least small things to express to the world that I have not completely surrendered"

      Comment

        #4
        Re: xdialog text box and fixed-width fonts

        Mike:

        I was pretty sure you were way past where I took it, and figured you would respond with either the above, or ask how to dynamically set the {sp=x}. Your first post looked like the rest of the picture was missing.

        So, did your dialog work with the above, and just not display aligned, or did it error? I'm just asking, as "{sp="+(""+len(vord_qnty))+" looks like it should be:

        Code:
        vord_qnty = 321

?"{sp="+(6+(3-len(alltrim(str(vord_qnty)))))+"}" + vord_qnty
= "{sp=6}321"

vord_qnty = 32

?"{sp="+(6+(3-len(alltrim(str(vord_qnty)))))+"}" + vord_qnty
= "{sp=7}32"

vord_qnty = 3

?"{sp="+(6+(3-len(alltrim(str(vord_qnty)))))+"}" + vord_qnty
= "{sp=8}3"
        Where 6 is the padding constant to the left of vord_qnty, and 3 is the number of digits ord and rec'd max at.

        Also, I guess you have an array set to load vord_qnty[x], or a loop to load vord_qnty?

        Sorry if this is already tried, but without actual code samples, it's hard to know where you're at.

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          #5
          Re: xdialog text box and fixed-width fonts

          Hi Craig,
          Thanks for looking into this. All the code needed is in the code provided. The code below generates the two different dialog strings of using (sp=x) and using a character after the text box and space(x) in the xdialog text string. This shows that using {sp=x) does not work and using an inserted character after the text box is needed to keep fixed-width spacing.

          Code:
          dim dlg_body as C
dim vbuilds as C
dim vbuildn as C
dim s1 as C="2"
dim ns1 as N=2
dim v1 as C="14    0;"
dim vline1 as C="{sp=7}pickyproduce1_197_0940_L1{sp=3}[.12varz_pickyproduce1_197_0940_L1]"

dim s2 as C="2"
dim ns2 as N=2
dim v2 as C="10    0;"
dim vline2 as C="{sp=7}pickyproduce1_197_1057_L1{sp=3}[.12varz_pickyproduce1_197_1057_L1]"

dim s3 as C="3"
dim ns3 as N=3
dim v3 as C="5    0;"
dim vline3 as C="{sp=7}pickyproduce1_220_1042_L1{sp=3}[.12varz_pickyproduce1_220_1042_L1]"

dim s4 as C="2"
dim ns4 as N=2
dim v4 as C="18    0;"
dim vline4 as C="{sp=7}pickyproduce1_220_1396_L1{sp=3}[.12varz_pickyproduce1_220_1396_L1]"

vbuilds=vline1+"{sp="+s1+"}"+v1+";"+crlf()
vbuilds=vbuilds+vline2+"{sp="+s2+"}"+v2+";"+crlf()
vbuilds=vbuilds+vline3+"{sp="+s3+"}"+v3+";"+crlf()
vbuilds=vbuilds+vline4+"{sp="+s4+"}"+v4+";;;"+crlf()

vbuildn=vline1+"'"+space(ns1)+v1+";"+crlf()
vbuildn=vbuildn+vline2+"'"+space(ns2)+v2+";"+crlf()
vbuildn=vbuildn+vline3+"'"+space(ns3)+v3+";"+crlf()
vbuildn=vbuildn+vline4+"'"+space(ns4)+v4+";;;"+crlf()


dim z1 as C
z1=<<%z1%
	{startup=init}{background=Gray-50}{xmargin=3,3}{lf};
	{region}{background=Light Tan}{lf};{font=Arial,12,b}{sp=19}TEMPLATE QUANTITIES UPDATE{text=22};
	{endregion};
	{region}{background=#190+210+220}{frame=1,13};{lf};{font=arial,9,b}{sp=55}Counted{sp=8}Ord{sp=4}Rec'd{lf};
	{font=lucida console,10,b}
%z1%

z2=<<%z2%
{text=91};
	{endregion};
	{lf};
	{justify=center}<%O={J=C}{I:'$$file.save'}{F=arial,10}   Save Counts   ;OF={J=C}{C=white}{B=black}{I:'$$file.save'}{F=Arial,10,bi}  Save Counts  %23,1.5!Save_counts> 
	{sp=2}<%O={J=C}{I:'$$generic.edit.cancel'}{F=arial,10}  Cancel  ;OF={J=C}{C=white}{B=black}{I:'$$generic.edit.cancel'}{F=Arial,10,bi} Cancel  %23,1.5!Cancel>;
	{lf};
%z2%

dim which_to_use as C
dim vR as C

dim vR as C
vR=ui_dlg_box("WHICH",<<%dlg%
{font=arial,10}{lf};
<30SP_version> <30Mark and space version>
{lf};
%dlg%)

if vR="sp_version"
	dlg_body=z1+vbuilds+z2
else if vR="Mark and space version"
	dlg_body=z1+vbuildn+z2
end if
clipboard.Set_Data(dlg_body)

ui_dlg_box("test",dlg_body)
          Mike W
          __________________________
          "I rebel in at least small things to express to the world that I have not completely surrendered"

          Comment

            #6
            Re: xdialog text box and fixed-width fonts

            While this might get you closer to your goal, it appears the rec'd column can be a hair off. You can change the ordx and recx variables to 1,2,& 3 digits numbers. I'd use it, but if this still doesn't meet your needs, you can always revert to a opening a form as a dialog.

            There's definitely something about the xdialog not staying true to the fixed width font. I tried courier new with no better results.

            My conclusion is that using {sp=x} has slightly better results than a space " ", but it's still a hair off.


            Code:
            dim dlg_body as C
dim vbuilds as C
dim vbuildn as C
dim s1 as C="2"
dim ns1 as N=2
dim v1 as C="14    0;"
dim vline1 as C="{sp=7}pickyproduce1_197_0940_L1{sp=3}[.12varz_pickyproduce1_197_0940_L1]"

dim s2 as C="2"
dim ns2 as N=2
dim v2 as C="10    0;"
dim vline2 as C="{sp=7}pickyproduce1_197_1057_L1{sp=3}[.12varz_pickyproduce1_197_1057_L1]"

dim s3 as C="3"
dim ns3 as N=3
dim v3 as C="5    0;"
dim vline3 as C="{sp=7}pickyproduce1_220_1042_L1{sp=3}[.12varz_pickyproduce1_220_1042_L1]"

dim s4 as C="2"
dim ns4 as N=2
dim v4 as C="18    0;"
dim vline4 as C="{sp=7}pickyproduce1_220_1396_L1{sp=3}[.12varz_pickyproduce1_220_1396_L1]"

'  CRAIG'S CHANGES START HERE

'  THE 8 VARIABLES BELOW CAN BE CHANGED TO ANY 1-3 DIGIT NUMBER AS STATED BY YOU

dim ord1 as n = 14
dim rec1 as n = 0
dim ord2 as n = 10
dim rec2 as n = 0
dim ord3 as n = 5
dim rec3 as n = 0
dim ord4 as n = 18
dim rec4 as n = 0

'  THIS SECTION ADJUSTS THE NUMBER OF SPACES BASED ON THE NUMBER OF DIGITS IN THE NUMBERS FROM THE VARIABLES ABOVE

dim new_ord1 as c = "{sp="+(4+(3-len(alltrim(str(ord1)))))+"}" + ord1
dim new_rec1 as c = "{sp="+(0+(3-len(alltrim(str(ord1)))))+"}" + "{sp="+(3+(3-len(alltrim(str(rec1)))))+"}" +rec1

dim new_ord2 as c = "{sp="+(4+(3-len(alltrim(str(ord2)))))+"}" + ord2
dim new_rec2 as c = "{sp="+(0+(3-len(alltrim(str(ord2)))))+"}" + "{sp="+(3+(3-len(alltrim(str(rec2)))))+"}" +rec2

dim new_ord3 as c = "{sp="+(4+(3-len(alltrim(str(ord3)))))+"}" + ord3
dim new_rec3 as c = "{sp="+(0+(3-len(alltrim(str(ord3)))))+"}" + "{sp="+(3+(3-len(alltrim(str(rec3)))))+"}" +rec3

dim new_ord4 as c = "{sp="+(4+(3-len(alltrim(str(ord4)))))+"}" + ord4
dim new_rec4 as c = "{sp="+(0+(3-len(alltrim(str(ord4)))))+"}" + "{sp="+(3+(3-len(alltrim(str(rec4)))))+"}" +rec4

vbuilds=vline1+new_ord1+new_rec1+";"+crlf()									
vbuilds=vbuilds+vline2+new_ord2+new_rec2+";"+crlf()	
vbuilds=vbuilds+vline3+new_ord3+new_rec3+";"+crlf()	
vbuilds=vbuilds+vline4+new_ord4+new_rec4+";;;"+crlf()

'  CRAIG'S CHANGES END HERE

vbuildn=vline1+"'"+space(ns1)+v1+";"+crlf()
vbuildn=vbuildn+vline2+"'"+space(ns2)+v2+";"+crlf()
vbuildn=vbuildn+vline3+"'"+space(ns3)+v3+";"+crlf()
vbuildn=vbuildn+vline4+"'"+space(ns4)+v4+";;;"+crlf()


dim z1 as C
z1=<<%z1%
	{startup=init}{background=Gray-50}{xmargin=3,3}{lf};
	{region}{background=Light Tan}{lf};{font=Arial,12,b}{sp=19}TEMPLATE QUANTITIES UPDATE{text=22};
	{endregion};
	{region}{background=#190+210+220}{frame=1,13};{lf};{font=arial,9,b}{sp=55}Counted{sp=8}Ord{sp=4}Rec'd{lf};
	{font=lucida console,10,b}
%z1%

z2=<<%z2%
{text=91};
	{endregion};
	{lf};
	{justify=center}<%O={J=C}{I:'$$file.save'}{F=arial,10}   Save Counts   ;OF={J=C}{C=white}{B=black}{I:'$$file.save'}{F=Arial,10,bi}  Save Counts  %23,1.5!Save_counts> 
	{sp=2}<%O={J=C}{I:'$$generic.edit.cancel'}{F=arial,10}  Cancel  ;OF={J=C}{C=white}{B=black}{I:'$$generic.edit.cancel'}{F=Arial,10,bi} Cancel  %23,1.5!Cancel>;
	{lf};
%z2%

dim which_to_use as C
dim vR as C

dim vR as C
vR=ui_dlg_box("WHICH",<<%dlg%
{font=arial,10}{lf};
<30SP_version> <30Mark and space version>
{lf};
%dlg%)

if vR="sp_version"
	dlg_body=z1+vbuilds+z2
else if vR="Mark and space version"
	dlg_body=z1+vbuildn+z2
end if
clipboard.Set_Data(dlg_body)

ui_dlg_box("test",dlg_body)

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              #7
              Re: xdialog text box and fixed-width fonts

              Hi Craig,
              Nice approach, I like it! Thank you.
              Mike W
              __________________________
              "I rebel in at least small things to express to the world that I have not completely surrendered"

              Comment

                #8
                Re: xdialog text box and fixed-width fonts

                And a hearty thanks back to you and all for everyone's contributions. This board helps everyone.

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