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    Select all items in multi-select list box by default

    How can I "pre-select" all items (select all items by default) in a multi-select list box (X-Diaolog box)?

    Or can I at least add a button to an X-Dialog box to allow the user to select all items?
    Thanks.
    Jay Talbott
    Jay Talbott
    Lexington, KY


    #2
    Re: Select all items in multi-select list box by default

    Jay

    Set the resulting string to the initial string that contains the choices....
    Al Buchholz
    Bookwood Systems, LTD
    Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

    Occam's Razor - KISS
    Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
    Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
    When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
    "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
    Albert Einstein

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      #3
      Re: Select all items in multi-select list box by default

      Al,
      Thanks for the prompt response.
      I am initializing the choices through an array, and returning a carriage return, line feed list.

      DIM SHARED vc_labor_line as C
      DIM SHARED vc_target_job as C
      DIM SHARED varC_result as C
      auto_list_vc_labor_line = table.external_record_content_GET("job_labor", "row", "row", "job_number='"+vc_job_number+"'")

      temp_count = w_count(auto_list_vc_labor_line,crlf())
      DELETE a_vc_labor_line
      DIM a_vc_labor_line[temp_count] as c
      a_vc_labor_line.initialize(auto_list_vc_labor_line)

      ok_button_label = "&OK"
      cancel_button_label = "&Cancel"
      varC_result = ui_dlg_box("Choose Labor lines to copy",<<%dlg%
      {region}
      Click on the line\(s) to copy:| [%M%.40,15vc_labor_line^#a_vc_labor_line];
      Enter target job number:| [.15vc_target_job];
      {endregion};
      {line=1,0};
      {region}
      <*15=ok_button_label!OK> <15=cancel_button_label!CANCEL>
      {endregion};
      %dlg%)
      Not quite sure how to implement your suggestion.
      Thanks.
      Jay
      Jay Talbott
      Lexington, KY

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        #4
        Re: Select all items in multi-select list box by default

        vc_target_job is the variable that contains the selection(s) when the xdialog is done, correct? So if you fill this variable before the xdialog is shown, all the choices will appear as selected originally?
        There can be only one.

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          #5
          Re: Select all items in multi-select list box by default

          From what I read,

          to select all -
          vc_labor_line= auto_list_vc_labor_line

          to blank the selection -
          vc_labor_line=""

          If you post the table, we can test it.

          or use debug(1) and/or a5_show_variable() with the local_variables() argument.
          Al Buchholz
          Bookwood Systems, LTD
          Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

          Occam's Razor - KISS
          Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
          Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
          When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
          "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
          Albert Einstein

          http://www.iadn.com/images/media/iadn_member.png

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            #6
            Re: Select all items in multi-select list box by default

            Al,

            to select all Button ---> vc_labor_line= auto_list_vc_labor_line
            It did not work for me. What did I missing on here?
            Code:
            if a_dlg_button ="all" then
                vMailList = auto_list_vMailList
                a_dlg_button =""
            end if
            
            if a_dlg_button ="unselect" then
                vMailList =""
                a_dlg_button =""
            end if
            I tried this but not sure how to check on the items?
            Code:
            if a_dlg_button ="all" then
                dim k as n
                dim vAll as c
                for k = k to w_count(auto_list_vMailList,crlf()) 'w_count(a_vMailList)
                	vMailList = vall+word(auto_list_vMailList,k,crlf())+crlf()
                	ui_msg_box("test","show me "+vMailList) 'I can see an item until end of item
                next
                   'vMailList = auto_list_vMailList
                a_dlg_button =""
            end if
            CheckBox Sample.jpg

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              #7
              Re: Select all items in multi-select list box by default

              Originally posted by johnkoh View Post
              Al,
              It did not work for me. What did I missing on here?
              Originally posted by Al Buchholz View Post
              or use debug(1) and/or a5_show_variable() with the local_variables() argument.
              You'll probably find that there are some formatting code that may need to be dealt with...

              so look at the variables and see what is there...
              Al Buchholz
              Bookwood Systems, LTD
              Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

              Occam's Razor - KISS
              Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
              Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
              When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
              "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
              Albert Einstein

              http://www.iadn.com/images/media/iadn_member.png

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                #8
                Re: Select all items in multi-select list box by default

                Quoting Al.......

                If you post the table, we can test it.

                or use debug(1) and/or a5_show_variable() with the local_variables() argument.
                There can be only one.

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                  #9
                  Re: Select all items in multi-select list box by default

                  Hello,

                  How about full scripts?

                  Code:
                  'Create an XDialog dialog box to prompt for parameters.
                  dim vMailId as c ="00029" 'for test
                  DIM SHARED vMailList as C
                  DIM SHARED varC_result as C
                  auto_list_vMailList = table.external_record_content_get("mail_list",\
                  "padr(Name,60,' ')+'^'+alltrim(maillist_id)",\
                  "Name","mail_id="+quote(vMailId))
                  
                  temp_count = w_count(auto_list_vMailList,crlf())
                  DELETE a_vMailList
                  DIM a_vMailList[temp_count] as c
                  a_vMailList.initialize(auto_list_vMailList)
                  
                  'Create an XDialog dialog box to prompt for parameters.
                  DIM SHARED vPrintList as C
                  DIM SHARED varC_result as C
                  'maillabel.set
                  tables_sets_vPrintList = <<%filenames%
                  Mail_list.dbf
                  %filenames%
                  
                  'Get just the objects for the specified table/set names
                  auto_list_vPrintList = a5enum("label",alltrim(tables_sets_vPrintList))
                  
                  temp_count = w_count(auto_list_vPrintList,crlf())
                  DELETE a_vPrintList
                  DIM a_vPrintList[temp_count] as c
                  a_vPrintList.initialize(auto_list_vPrintList)
                  
                  ok_button_label = "&Print"
                  cancel_button_label = "&Cancel"
                  varC_result = ui_dlg_box("List to Print",<<%dlg%
                  {frame=1,1:List to Print:}
                  {region}{lf};
                   [.45,15vMailList^$$a_vMailList];
                   <15,Select All!all> <15,Unselect!unselect>;
                  {endregion};{lf};
                  
                  {frame=1,1:Print with:}
                  {region}{lf};
                   [.40vPrintList^=a_vPrintList];
                  {endregion};{lf};
                  {line=1,0};
                  {region}{lf};
                  
                  <*15=ok_button_label!Print> <15=cancel_button_label!CANCEL>
                  {endregion};
                  %dlg%,<<%code%
                  if a_dlg_button ="all" then
                       '  vMailList = auto_list_vMailList
                      
                      dim k as n
                      dim vAll as c
                      for k = k to w_count(auto_list_vMailList,crlf()) 'w_count(a_vMailList)
                      	'vAll = k+auto_list_vMailList+crlf()
                      	vMailList = vMailList+word(word(auto_list_vMailList,k,crlf()),2,"^")+crlf()
                      	ui_msg_box("test","show me "+vMailList)
                      next
                      'vMailList = auto_list_vMailList
                      a_dlg_button =""
                  end if
                  
                  if a_dlg_button ="unselect" then
                      vMailList =""
                      a_dlg_button =""
                  end if
                  %code%)
                  
                  if varC_result="print" then
                      dim vListIds as c
                      vListIds = *for_each(x,"MailList_id = "+quote(word(alltrim(word(vMailList,2,"^")),1)), vMailList) 
                      ui_msg_box("to print list",""+vListIds)
                      filter = alltrim(vListIds)
                      filter = stritran(filter,crlf()," .or. ")
                  
                      'Printing on selected reports
                      filter = replace_parameters(filter,local_variables())
                      	:label.preview(vPrintList,filter)	
                  end if

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                    #10
                    Re: Select all items in multi-select list box by default

                    How can we look at this without a sample data table?
                    Al Buchholz
                    Bookwood Systems, LTD
                    Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

                    Occam's Razor - KISS
                    Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
                    Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
                    When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
                    "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
                    Albert Einstein

                    http://www.iadn.com/images/media/iadn_member.png

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                      #11
                      Re: Select all items in multi-select list box by default

                      Stan and Al,

                      Thank you

                      After added it(script) on a Form Button, it works very, very well.
                      One click, selected all and un-selected all.

                      Thank you for help

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