topic Re: Automatically select user entry parameter in object sett in Libraries & objects

Automatically select user entry parameter in object settings

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 02:02:38 GMT

Hi all.

I have two parameters in the object that need to work together.
The first is a boolean and the second is a user input.

What I'd like to happen is...in the object settings, the script should activate the input field of the second parameter if the user puts a check mark in the first parameter.

Scriptwise (making up words here), about the best way I can think to describe it is...

IF PARAMETER_1 THEN ACTIVATE PARAMETER_2

Anyone know if this is possible?

Thanks. Doug

Re: Automatically select user entry parameter in object sett

Barry Kelly — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 02:14:49 GMT

There would be a few ways to script this.
But basically you could use (in the parameter script) ...

if PARAMETER_1 then
!!!do nothing
else
LOCK "PARAMETER_2"
HIDEPARAMETER "PARAMETER_2"
endif

So if your Boolean parameter is ON the other parameter will be available but if it is OFF the other parameter will be locked and/or hidden.

Barry.

Re: Automatically select user entry parameter in object sett

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 02:36:08 GMT

Thanks for the reply Barry. I think understand your reply but I may not have explained my need quite right.

If I click the first parameter then I would like it to activate the input field of the second so that all I have to do is start typing in it's input field. Also, these are not the only parameters in this object so when the first is check marked it would have to tell the script which parameter to activate.

Clear as MUD??

Doug

Edit. Another way to put it. If I put a check in the first parameter the the cursor automatically jumps to the input field of the second parameter.

Re: Automatically select user entry parameter in object sett

Barry Kelly — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 05:08:33 GMT

4thorns wrote:
Edit. Another way to put it. If I put a check in the first parameter the the cursor automatically jumps to the input field of the second parameter.

No you can't make the cursor jump to any particular field.
All you can do is hide or show the parameter in the parameter list as I showed or use IF/THEN statements in the interface script to show/hide the fields there.

Barry.

Re: Automatically select user entry parameter in object sett

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 00:21:53 GMT

Thanks Barry. Not a necessity obviously. Just thought it would be a handy little feature.

Doug