Need some Multi-Select Help

[Bill Walker]

Good Morning Group,

I have used Multi-Select list boxes in my xdialogs and they work great. Thank you Alpha!

Problem: When I use the advanced formating options like 'font', 'column spacing', 'row coloring' all of that formatting stuff appears in the multi-select output.

Ex:instead of the output being 'Polinger, John' it is like, See attached Image.

?:How do I get rid of the formatting stuff so I can get a link to the correct record?

Thanks for your help,
Bill

[AaronBBrown]

RE: Need some Multi-Select Help

Add a {DATA=} owner draw command. Whatever is after the = in the DATA command will show up as the return value.

{DATA=Walker, Bill}{T=.25}Walker, Bill

This will return "Walker, Bill" not "{DATA=Walker, Bill}{T=.25}Walker, Bill"

[Bill Walker]

RE: Need some Multi-Select Help

Thanks Aaron,

If I add this manually will I loose the ability to modify the xdialog via Action Scripting?

It's OK if true I can do the coding but it is nice being able to modify the xdialog via the scripting.

Thanks again,
Bill

[AaronBBrown]

RE: Need some Multi-Select Help

It's easy to do if you are using User Defined choices, but you'll have to write a bit of xbasic to add it to a list that is computed automatically. Post the xbasic of the dialog and I can help.

[Bill Walker]

RE: Need some Multi-Select Help

Hi Aaron,

Thanks for showing us how to do this. Here is the xdialog xbasic.


'Create an XDialog dialog box to prompt for parameters.
DIM SHARED vcChosen as C
DIM SHARED varC_result as C
vcChosen = ""
auto_list_vcChosen = table.external_record_content_get("volunteer","Vol_Fullname+\"|\"+Vol_Id","Vol_fullname","Vol_assign = Var-"vcOrd_ID")

Dim format as p
Format.tab_stops="1.2"
Format.odd_row_color="White"
Format.even_row_color="Blue White"
Format.odd_selected_color="Dark Blue"
Format.even_selected_color="Dark Blue"
Format.font="Arial,10"
Format.font_color_unselected="Black"
Format.font_color_selected="White"
Format.lastbutton="OK"
Format.group_size=1
Format.number_rows=.t.
Format.alternating_bands=.t.

'Apply 'owner draw' formatting information to the list
auto_list_vcChosen = a5_owner_draw_list_fmt(auto_list_vcChosen,Format)

temp_count = w_count(auto_list_vcChosen,crlf())
DELETE a_vcChosen
DIM a_vcChosen[temp_count] as c
a_vcChosen.initialize(auto_list_vcChosen)
ok_button_label = "&OK"
cancel_button_label = "&Cancel"
varC_result = ui_dlg_box("Volunteers on this Order",""%dlg%
{region}
Select the Volunteers Chosen:| [%M;d;O={@@}%.40,20vcChosen^#a_vcChosen];
{endregion};
{line=1,0};
{region}
"*15=ok_button_label!OK" "15=cancel_button_label!CANCEL"
{endregion};
%dlg%)

Much Thanks,
Bill

[Bill Walker]

RE: Need some Multi-Select Help

Hi again Aaron,

Just some thoughts. The advanced formating features are great. Makes the dialogs look real professional.

But, Once you have made your selections and pressed some button does the formating code really need to stay in the Character variable crlf string? Should not the action script version clean up the character variable before completing?

Then again there might be some reason for leaving the formatting code in there but I just can't think of one at the moment.

As I said just some thoughts. I am really enjoying my first project using Alpha. It took some time to Think in Alpha mode verses Access mode but once I got over that things started to fall into place. My next job is an Access project. I tried real hard to sell them on Alpha but that will take some time.

Thanks Again,
Bill

[gstvslzr]

I Need help with the Advance Formating feature.

Hi all,
I'm new in Alpha5v7 and I'm designing a browser form with invoice and other stuff. How can I access to the Advance Formating feature for my browser?

Thanks

Gus

[Tom Cone Jr]

Re: I Need help with the Advance Formating feature.

This thread is talking about an xdialog script which generates a dialog window. The formatting commands mentioned do not apply when designing a "form" layout.

-- tom