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    Use variable in Xdialog?

    I have function (as an xdialog) that displays a list of choices. In the line the defines the width and number of rows:

    [%hv%.41,10chc^#in_list!lst_*];

    (where there are 10 rows in this example), I would like to replace the 10 with a variable, so I could prompt for the number of rows when running the function. (When developing an app, I start out with a few reports, and get more and more as time goes on. It would be nice to change the length of the list by simply changing the parameter in the function).

    Can this be done??

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    RE: Use variable in Xdialog?

    Bill,

    Have a look at this script and see if you can pick out what you want from this. It will show all the reports in an app, which is a variable count.

    'Date Created: 27-Dec-2003 09:24:47 PM
    'Last Updated: 28-Dec-2003 03:23:12 PM
    'Created By : Keith Hubert
    'Updated By : Cal Locklin
    DIM SHARED a_reports[100] as C
    DIM SHARED varC_result as C

    report_list = a5.Report_Enum(2)
    a_reports.initialize(report_list)
    ok_button_label = "&OK"
    cancel_button_label = "&Cancel"
    varC_result = ui_dlg_box("Print Report",
    {frame=1,2:Select a Report to Print}
    {sp=.5}
    {lf=1}
    {region}
    [.40,15reportlist^#a_reports!select_report];
    {endregion};
    {region}
    {justify=center}
    [.40,1report_name^#reportlist]
    {lf=1};
    {sp=3}{sp=2}
    {endregion};
    %dlg%,
    if a_dlg_button="select_report" then
    a_dlg_button=""
    end if
    %code%)

    if varc_result = "OK" .and. reportlist "" then
    report.preview(reportlist)
    end if


    Regards

    Keith Hubert

    Guild Member
    London.
    Regards
    Keith Hubert
    Alpha Guild Member
    London.
    KHDB Management Systems
    Skype = keith.hubert


    For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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      #3
      RE: Use variable in Xdialog?

      Bill,

      Yes you can by creating the dialog code before you actually run UI_DLG_Box()

      With out knowing your whole script I can only give you the edited versionb of it, but its something like this:

      DIM dlg as C
      DIM dlg_title as C
      DIM rows as N

      dlg_title = "Bills Dlg List Example"
      rows = 20 'gives you 20 rows in your list box
      Dlg = ""%str%
      ;
      This is Bills list box;;
      %str%

      dlg = Dlg + chr(13) + "[%hv%.41," + rows + "chc^#in_list!lst_*];;;" + ""*12,1OK!OK" "12,1Cancel!CANCEL""

      Bills_dlg = ui_dlg_box(dlg_title,dlg)

      Hope this helps ..

      Scott

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        #4
        RE: Use variable in Xdialog?

        Hi Scott,

        Tried to use "+V_Rows+" in my script above, no joy!

        How would make use of the Number prompted for in the variable V_Rows?

        'Prompt for a number and store result in a variable called 'V_Rows'.

        dim prmpt_title as c
        dim prmpt_prompt as c
        dim prmpt_default as c

        prmpt_title = "Get Number Of Rows"
        prmpt_prompt = "Enter a Number"
        prmpt_default = "1"

        DIM SHARED V_Rows AS C

        V_Rows = ui_get_number(prmpt_title,prmpt_prompt,prmpt_default)


        Regards

        Keith Hubert

        Guild Member
        London.
        Regards
        Keith Hubert
        Alpha Guild Member
        London.
        KHDB Management Systems
        Skype = keith.hubert


        For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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          #5
          RE: Use variable in Xdialog?

          scott is correct.

          one of the most powerful aspects of xdialog is that the dialog body, and dialog event (i.e. the second and third arguments of the ui_dlg_box() and ui_modeless_dlg_box() commands are STRINGS!!).

          this means that you can use any xbasic that you want to manipulate these strings BEFORE you instantiate the Xdialog.

          as you know, much of the user interface of a5 itself is written using xbasic/xdialog, and we use this technique extensively.

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            #6
            RE: Use variable in Xdialog?

            Thanks Scott!!

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              #7
              RE: Use variable in Xdialog?

              Keith,

              As follows:

              'Prompt for a number and store result in a variable called 'V_Rows'.

              dim prmpt_title as c
              dim prmpt_prompt as c
              dim prmpt_default as c

              prmpt_title = "Get Number Of Rows"
              prmpt_prompt = "Enter a Number"
              prmpt_default = "1"

              DIM SHARED V_Rows AS C

              V_Rows = ui_get_number(prmpt_title,prmpt_prompt,prmpt_default)


              DIM SHARED a_reports[100] as C
              DIM SHARED varC_result as C

              report_list = a5.Report_Enum(2)
              a_reports.initialize(report_list)
              ok_button_label = "&OK"
              cancel_button_label = "&Cancel"
              dlg = ""%str%
              {frame=1,2:Select a Report to Print}
              {sp=.5}
              {lf=1}
              {region}
              %str%

              dlg = dlg + chr(13) + "[.40," + V_Rows + "reportlist^#a_reports!select_report];"

              dlg = dlg + chr(13) + ""%str%
              {endregion};
              {region}
              {justify=center}
              [.40,1report_name^#reportlist]
              {lf=1};
              {sp=3}"*15=ok_button_label!OK"{sp=2}"15=cancel_button_label!CANCEL"
              {endregion};
              %str%

              varC_result = ui_dlg_box("Print Report",dlg,""%code%
              if a_dlg_button="select_report" then
              a_dlg_button=""
              end if
              %code%)


              if varc_result = "OK" .and. reportlist "" "" then
              report.preview(reportlist)
              end if

              Scott

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