topic Betreff: macro parameters in GDL

macro parameters

silvermat — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:26:35 GMT

Hello,

It's my first time, when I try using macros and don't understand it workflow.
I created label as macro and wanted to add it to my host object as several instances

label is simple:
generate text with ID and hotspots which determinate localization of label.

When I try to call it in host, it generate error "ID_X is not propper parameter name.

! Styl czcionki define style{2} font_style Arial, gs_font_size*5, 1 style font_style ! Unikalny paragraf dla ID ID_paragraph = ID + "_paragraph" ! Pozycjonowanie tekstu add2 ID_X, ID_Y mul2 1 - 2 * SYMB_MIRRORED, 1 rot2 -SYMB_ROTANGLE * (SYMB_ROTANGLE <> 0) paragraph ID_paragraph 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 pen font_pen style font_style ID endparagraph textblock 'ID_textblock' 0, anchor, 0, 1, 1, 0, ID_paragraph richtext2 0, 0, 'ID_textblock' del 3 !---------------------------------------- ! Hotspoty do zmiany lokalizacji !---------------------------------------- hsid = 1 ! MACRO LABEL ! Hotspoty w poziomie hotspot2 0, ID_Y, hsid, ID_X, 1 + 128, ID_X: hsid = hsid + 1 hotspot2 ID_X, ID_Y, hsid, ID_X, 2, ID_X: hsid = hsid + 1 hotspot2 -1, ID_Y, hsid, ID_X, 3, ID_X: hsid = hsid + 1 ! Hotspoty w pionie hotspot2 ID_X, 0, hsid, ID_Y, 1 + 128, ID_Y: hsid = hsid + 1 hotspot2 ID_X, ID_Y, hsid, ID_Y, 2, ID_Y: hsid = hsid + 1 hotspot2 ID_X, -1, hsid, ID_Y, 3, ID_Y: hsid = hsid + 1

parameters in editor:
ID, ID_X, ID_Y, gs_font_size, font_pen, anchor, font_style

!Host code !... call "JA_Etykieta_ID" parameters all, ID_X = ID_X_chair, ID_Y = ID_Y_chair, ID = _chair_ID, anchor = 5 !... rest of code

in parameters i have ID_X_chair, ID_Y_chair, _chair_ID and others

Why it is not working? 😞

Betreff: macro parameters

Jochen Suehlo — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:54:37 GMT

You should have the same Parameters in the caller as in the macro. E.g. if you add ID_X and ID_Y as Parameters in the caller, the you will not have this error message, even if you do not use this parameters.

Betreff: macro parameters

silvermat — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 06:36:20 GMT

I want to use that label multiple times in some objects, E.g. in sink object I add mirror, bin, soap etc.
Every item has their own ID label with own coords. I don't want create in macro 5 times parameters with coords named "ID_X_mirror", "ID_X_soap" etc.
because I use that label in desk object where I dont have mirror, soap and so on but chair, box, pc etc.

second fact is that when I create different hotspots in label with different coords, then it all move same label even if I place it in different location when I move label 1 it move label 2 with one hotspot.

Betreff: macro parameters

Lingwisyer — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 06:42:07 GMT

It would only need to be ID_X and ID_Y that would be added to the host object, that is overrided with the desired value when you call the macro.

Ling.

Betreff: macro parameters

silvermat — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 07:27:19 GMT

But how can I call my label 2 times in one object when location of it should be different and hotspots should be dynamic?

When I write:
call "JA_Etykieta_ID", parameters all, ID = ID_desk ID_X = ID_X, ID_Y = ID_Y it create hotspot in ID_X, ID_Y

And when I try to call it again if I call it with the same parameters, it apears in the same place

call "JA_Etykieta_ID", parameters all, ID = ID_chair, ID_X = ID_X, ID_Y = ID_Y it create hotspot in ID_X, ID_Y

I can't move just one of them.

Betreff: macro parameters

Barry Kelly — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 07:44:04 GMT

Every time you call the macro, you have to pass on different parameter values to the same parameter.

So for the mirror you would call with the parameters ID_X = ID_X_mirror, ID_Y = ID_Y_mirror

And for the sop dish ID_X = ID_X_soap, ID_Y = ID_Y_soap

Barry.

Betreff: macro parameters

silvermat — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:59:26 GMT

I did that, but that doesn't work properly.
When I try to move second label with it hotspot, it move first label instead.

Actually I've change textblock to print hsid instead of ID so I can see if there is any collision.

Here is my code and params. Hope you can find any mistakes.

Parent code:

! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! Variables _bSuccess = LIBRARYGLOBAL("ZZZ_Janowicz Architekci - ORM", "JA_show_eq", _eq_MVO) _bSuccess = LIBRARYGLOBAL("ZZZ_Janowicz Architekci - ORM", "JA_show_id", _id_MVO) ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! define style{2} "JA_font_style_1" Arial, gs_font_size*5, 1 ! style 'JA_font_style_1' pen gs_cont_pen fill gs_fill_type gosub "draw box" rot2 -30 add2 A/6, B/4 gosub "energy" del 2 gosub "description" gosub "hotspots" ! ================================================================================================== end ! end ! end ! end ! end ! end ! end ! end ! end ! end ! end ! end ! end ! end ! end ! end ! end ! ================================================================================================== ! ================================================================================================== "draw box": ! ================================================================================================== poly2_b 4, 7, gs_fill_pen, gs_back_pen, 0, 0, 1, 0, B, 1, A, B, 1, A, 0, 1 line2 0, 0, A, B line2 A, 0, 0, B return ! ================================================================================================== "energy": ! ================================================================================================== poly2 4, 1, 0, 0, 0, B*3/5, 0.05, B*3/5 - 0.05, 0.05, B-0.05 poly2_b 3, 7, gs_cont_pen, gs_cont_pen, 0, 0, 1, -0.025, 0.1, 1, 0.025, 0.1, 1 return ! ================================================================================================== "description": ! ================================================================================================== hsid = 20 call "JA_Etykieta_ID" parameters all, ID = GLOB_ID, hsid = hsid + 7, returned_parameters hsid call "JA_Etykieta_ID", parameters all, ID = "soap", ID_X = ID_X_soap, ID_Y = ID_Y_soap, hsid = hsid + 7, returned_parameters hsid call 'Z_C_K' parameters all return ! ================================================================================================== "hotspots": ! ================================================================================================== hotspot2 0, 0, hsid : hsid = hsid + 1 hotspot2 A, 0, hsid : hsid = hsid + 1 hotspot2 A, B, hsid : hsid = hsid + 1 hotspot2 0, B, hsid : hsid = hsid + 1 return

Label code:

! Styl czcionki define style{2} font_style Arial, gs_font_size*5, 1 style font_style ! Unikalny paragraf dla ID ID_paragraph = ID + "_paragraph" ! Pozycjonowanie tekstu add2 ID_X, ID_Y mul2 1 - 2 * SYMB_MIRRORED, 1 rot2 -SYMB_ROTANGLE * (SYMB_ROTANGLE <> 0) paragraph ID_paragraph 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 pen font_pen style font_style ! ID str(hsid, 2 , 0) endparagraph textblock 'ID_textblock' 0, anchor, 0, 1, 1, 0, ID_paragraph richtext2 0, 0, 'ID_textblock' del 3 !---------------------------------------- ! Hotspoty do zmiany lokalizacji !---------------------------------------- ! hsid = 1 ! Hotspoty w poziomie h_local = hsid nHot = 0 hotspot2 0, ID_Y, h_local+nHot, ID_X, 1+128, ID_X : nHot = nHot + 1 hotspot2 ID_X, ID_Y, h_local+nHot, ID_X, 2, ID_X : nHot = nHot + 1 hotspot2 -1, ID_Y, h_local+nHot, ID_X, 3, ID_X : nHot = nHot + 1 hotspot2 ID_X, 0, h_local+nHot, ID_Y, 1+128, ID_Y : nHot = nHot + 1 hotspot2 ID_X, ID_Y, h_local+nHot, ID_Y, 2, ID_Y : nHot = nHot + 1 hotspot2 ID_X, -1, h_local+nHot, ID_Y, 3, ID_Y : nHot = nHot + 1 hsid = h_local + nHot end hsid

Re: macro parameters

silvermat — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 06:27:52 GMT

Is there anyone who can help me?

Re: macro parameters

easyDoesIt — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 02:30:05 GMT

It wasn't clear if you have assigned different hotspots for each label. And don't think you can define the hostpots in the child, need to be in parent, you could make it an array in the parent to be tidy. ID_X[][3], ID_Y[][3]

The macro call places the child object using the parameters (or values) assigned to it. If you want to call the same macro twice and act independently they need to use different parameters in the parent object.

So in your parent object you need different X and Y parameters for each label. Then when you call the label you assign the parent hotspot to the child. So...

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Parent (object) ! parameters ! ID_X_soap ! ID_Y_soap ! ID_X_Shampoo ! ID_Y_Shampoo nHot = 1 hotspot2 0, ID_Y_soap, nHot, ID_X_soap, 1+128, ID_X_soap : nHot = nHot + 1 hotspot2 ID_X_soap, ID_Y_soap, nHot, ID_X_soap, 2, ID_X_soap : nHot = nHot + 1 hotspot2 -1, ID_Y_soap, nHot, ID_X_soap, 3, ID_X_soap : nHot = nHot + 1 hotspot2 ID_X_soap, 0, nHot, ID_Y_soap, 1+128, ID_Y_soap : nHot = nHot + 1 hotspot2 ID_X_soap, ID_Y_soap, nHot, ID_Y_soap, 2, ID_Y_soap : nHot = nHot + 1 hotspot2 ID_X_soap, -1, nHot, ID_Y_soap, 3, ID_Y_soap : nHot = nHot + 1 call "JA_Etykieta_ID", ID = "soap", ID_X = ID_X_soap, ID_Y = ID_Y_soap, hsid = hsid + 7, returned_parameters hsid hotspot2 0, ID_Y_Shampoo, nHot, ID_X_Shampoo, 1+128, ID_X_Shampoo : nHot = nHot + 1 hotspot2 ID_X_Shampoo, ID_Y_soap, nHot, ID_X_Shampoo, 2, ID_X_Shampoo : nHot = nHot + 1 hotspot2 -1, ID_Y_Shampoo, nHot, ID_X_Shampoo, 3, ID_X_Shampoo : nHot = nHot + 1 hotspot2 ID_X_Shampoo, 0, nHot, ID_Y_Shampoo, 1+128, ID_Y_Shampoo : nHot = nHot + 1 hotspot2 ID_X_Shampoo, ID_Y_Shampoo, nHot, ID_Y_Shampoo, 2, ID_Y : nHot = nHot + 1 hotspot2 ID_X_Shampoo, -1, nHot, ID_Y_Shampoo, 3, ID_Y_Shampoo : nHot = nHot + 1 call "JA_Etykieta_ID", ID = "shampoo", ID_X = ID_X_shampoo, ID_Y = ID_Y_shampoo, hsid = hsid + 7, returned_parameters hsid !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Child object (label) ! parameters ! ID ! ID_X ! ID_Y ! hsid ...... richtext2 ID_X, ID_Y, 'ID_textblock'