topic "Radio" button parameters? in Libraries & objects

"Radio" button parameters?

TomWaltz — Mon, 22 Nov 2004 19:04:57 GMT

I'm trying to figure out a way to do a really elaborate schedule for a 2 million + square foot project we have.

What I'm trying to do is create the ability to group 4 or 5 parameters in an object together. If a user places a value in one of them, the others go blank. Essentially the same function as a Radio Button.

I've been poking around the AC9 library for a function or kludge for this, without much luck.

Has anyone else done this? Or have an idea as to how it could be done?

Thanks!

Re: "Radio" button parameters?

Karl Ottenstein — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 01:01:33 GMT

TomWaltz wrote:
Or have an idea as to how it could be done?

Just guessing, but would GLOB_MODPAR_NAME in combination with setting the other params to blank and then LOCKing or HIDEing them do the trick?

Karl

Re: "Radio" button parameters?

Frank Beister — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 01:45:27 GMT

Try this (from brain to keyboard) in master:


! parameters btn1, btn2, btn3 as checkbox

if GLOB_MODPAR_NAME="btn1" and (GLOB_CONTEXT=1 or GLOB_CONTEXT=5) then
  btn1=1 : btn2=0 : btn3=0
  parameters btn1=btn1, btn2=btn2, btn3=btn3
  endif

if GLOB_MODPAR_NAME="btn2" and (GLOB_CONTEXT=1 or GLOB_CONTEXT=5) then
  btn1=0 : btn2=1 : btn3=0
  parameters btn1=btn1, btn2=btn2, btn3=btn3
  endif

if GLOB_MODPAR_NAME="btn3" and (GLOB_CONTEXT=1 or GLOB_CONTEXT=5) then
  btn1=0 : btn2=0 : btn3=1
  parameters btn1=btn1, btn2=btn2, btn3=btn3
  endif

Re: "Radio" button parameters?

Karl Ottenstein — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 04:02:23 GMT

F. wrote:
Try this (from brain to keyboard) in master:

Your brain is working better than mine as usual, Frank. 😉

Not sure what I was thinking with my original comment about LOCK or HIDE for the other params! Obviously, no other radio option could then be selected. Duh!

Karl "brain working better after dinner"

Re: "Radio" button parameters?

TomWaltz — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 13:54:56 GMT

Thanks, Frank. As soon as I'm done in XML he!! I'll be giving that a try.

FYI, I'm finding that it is much easier to create layer-to-layer translations with the Archicad translator by creating an "outline" in Archicad, then using an XML editor like oXygen to copy/paste in layer names from a layer list.

In fact, with two lists of layers, a spreadsheet, and a CSV conversion, I've almost gotten to the point where I don't type in a single layer name myself. (more on this later, when I have the whole thing figured out a little better.)

Re: "Radio" button parameters?

TomWaltz — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 20:33:17 GMT

Not sure what I was thinking with my original comment about LOCK or HIDE for the other params! Obviously, no other radio option could then be selected. Duh!

I almost went along with you on that one Karl!