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    A/S set Variable to Constant or Expression

    The Action Script "Set Variable to Constant or Expression", instructions indicate that you must NOT surround constants with quotes.

    Attached sample 1 works fine. Checking for a blank date {}.

    Attached sample 2 does not work because I cannot figure out how to indicate a character blank without using quotes e.g. " ". Also if I remove the quotes fro "A" I get error message "Invalid or incomplete expression ?

    As always, any suggestions appreciated.

    Thanks, John

    #2
    John, which image is sample 1 and which is sample 2? I confuse easily. :)

    Assuming Script Variable 1 is sample 2, I don't see anything wrong. Have you misspelled something? The use of quotes to denote an empty character string is permitted. I just used the following expression successfully in an action scripting statement in the OnPush event for a button on a form:

    Code:
    =if(var->A = "","Empty","")
    -- t
    Last edited by Tom Cone Jr; 12-13-2005, 04:01 AM.

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      #3
      Tom

      Apparently the AS script editor does NOT want quotes. If I set the variable using the interactive editor, then run the script all is well. It appears the AS script is ignoring the action due to the quotes. Spelling appears OK.

      See attached.

      Thanks for your response. Off to work, will check back this evening.

      John

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        #4
        John, I entered the expression using the expression builder. There's a button (icon) on the AS dialog to open the expression builder, it has a small X-Y image and it located at the right edge of the text box you're typing in when you enter the expression...

        -- tom

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          #5
          Tom

          Have used the expression builder and it appears ok. However when I run the script it just does'nt work.

          I will reduce the app & post a sample as as soon as I can. Problem is its large integrated app & not easy to reduce.

          Thanks, John

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            #6
            Tom

            I have reduced the app to bare minimum & zipped up with instructions on how to duplicate the problem.

            If you have the time I would appreciate if you could have a boo at it.

            Thanks, John

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              #7
              Sorry, can't get past the login screen. Password won't work. -- t

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                #8
                Tom

                Password = Carriage return

                John

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by John Gamble
                  Tom

                  Password = Carriage return

                  John

                  Well, that sure makes me feel foolish!

                  John, I think the prohibition against using quote marks is only applicable when you are entering a constant. I think it is permitted to use quote marks when entering an expression (which is denoted by the leading equals sign, in this context).

                  For example.

                  I duplicated your MainMenu form and changed your red square button's script so that it does three things:

                  a) assign a null string to the variable, using the default value option in the xdialog
                  b) read the variable, and if it's empty, assign "A" to it or if it's not empty assign "P" to it.
                  c) display the variable in a message box.

                  Everything works predictably. The action script is NOT having trouble detecting whether the variable is empty.

                  Unzip the attachment to an empty folder. Open my form (TomsMenu) and explore the script. When you test this leave all the input fields empty, and just click the OK button.

                  In your Menu form the red square button script assigns a default value of "A" to the variable. Mine assigns an empty string. Then the null is detected, and a second assignment places the "A" there.

                  I don't have time to untangle this but it seems to me that the problem you're having may lie within the expression used to filter the report. The absence of parentheses to separate the various boolean components of the filter expression meaningfully may be causing order of precedence issues which you may be overlooking.

                  -- tom
                  Last edited by Tom Cone Jr; 12-14-2005, 03:49 PM.

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                    #10
                    Tom

                    I think you accidently zipped & sent my original data back.

                    Thanks, John

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                      #11
                      Nope. Check the Forms tab of the control panel for a new form named "TomsMenu" -- tom

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                        #12
                        Tom

                        Allright, so I'm blind as well as suffereing from sometimers.

                        Thanks again, John

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