topic Re: Access to GDL objects from a different patform in Libraries & objects

Access to GDL objects from a different patform

Nando Mogollon — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:47:00 GMT

Hi Ladies and Gentlemen,
I was trying to work around the problem of not being able to schedule Labels.
for this I have created single label objects for every text I need. Now I am able to modify all the instances of a single spec by modifying the Objects.

I need to access all those object's GDL scripts from a single platform, so I can Manage the Specs easy. Does any one knows how can I do that?

Best Regards

Nando.

Re: Access to GDL objects from a different patform

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:49:38 GMT

Hi
if each one of those note objects, pulled its note from a database, then you could edit them all from a single place. eg open the database up in excel.

This is basically how Cadimage's Keynotes system works

Re: Access to GDL objects from a different patform

Nando Mogollon — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:58:08 GMT

sdb wrote:
if each one of those note objects, pulled its note from a database,

Thanks for the reply, But how do I "Pull" a parameter from a Database in the GDL object?
I imagine the GDL script should "call" the parameter"X" from the "Y" line of the database File [name of the file, and path].

Which type of file (filemaker? excel? Access?)
How to script the GDL?

I really would appreciate any help.

Regards

Nando

Re: Access to GDL objects from a different patform

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:07:44 GMT

for the database file you can either use a .txt or .xml so you can use it with any software that opens those types of files.

Scripting it can get a bit full on tho, depends how much GDL you know? Have a look in the GDL reference guide under Add-ons & it shows the available calls etc. I'll have a look & might have an example script.

Re: Access to GDL objects from a different patform

Nando Mogollon — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:14:33 GMT

Thanks for the reply again...
I don't know to much about GDl, just a couple of things and 2D basically. I've being avoiding learning GDL, but it seems like I will have to spend some time getting into it. I've heard the guys from CADIMAGE have a good book.

Anyway, I've printed the Add-on portion of the GDL reference guide, and I'll see if can get anything out of it.

Thanks for your help, and if you have a script that I can use as example it would be great.

Regards

Nando

Re: Access to GDL objects from a different patform

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:06:20 GMT

There are built in database commands that you can utilise in GDL whereby you can reference a database you set up or create your own entry in the gdl code

check out the gdl reference guide pg 181

use of descriptor & component commands can give you the required result.

i have done something similar to what you are talking about using these commands - the application was not for making key notes
but custom descriptions of objects based on their parameters

cheers,
Mark