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2023-09-14 06:33 PM - last edited on 2024-09-16 02:18 PM by Doreena Deng
Hi there
I'm trying to change a label's text to an autotext, which depends on it's parent type in this case. I got the key and value of the autotext that I need. Now I'm trying to insert the autotext into the label text, but haven't succeeded yet.
I'll really appreciated any solution.
Thanks!
2023-09-14 07:52 PM
From the API Documentation ----
"...an associative Label cannot be made independent, and an independent Label cannot be made associative."
2023-09-14 11:58 PM
Hi Gerry
Thank you very much for the really fast response!
I'm not sure that I clearly understood that... in both cases, if I create an associative label or an independent one, I didn't succeed in placing an autotext in the text field instead of the default text that creates when I create a new label. I didn't try to make an existing associative Label independent, or make an existing independent Label associative.
Thanks again!
Windows 11, Visual Studio 2019, ArchiCAD 26
2023-09-15 02:47 AM
I understand that you are trying to change a autotext attribute to a different autotext attributive for the same element? But you did not say of what type script are you using. If C++, you must use the proper autotext key format i.e with <> enclosure and format of <PROPERTY_ (GUID).
2023-09-15 09:27 AM
Hello Gerry
That's right, I forgot to mention that I'm using C++, sorry about that.
I did try to use the proper autotext key format and I got an exception.
I'll go throw the process I did so maybe you can find something I did wrong:
- First of all, I created a default label element and change it's parent to a given window GUID (See attached TestLabelAutotext picture), Then:
1. First, I tried to use the relevant key given by the Hash table that I get when using the APIAny_GetPropertyAutoTextKeyTableID function.
It gives the format of PROPERTY_ (GUID) without the <> enclosure so I added it manually. When doing that, I get the exception (see picture Test1).
2. I tried to add the format of PROPERTY_ (GUID) manually, and I got the same exaption (See picture Test2)
3. I tried to change the format of PROPERTY_ (GUID) without using the <> enclosure. The label's text was changed, not to the autotext I need but to the format of PROPERTY_ (GUID) itself (See picture Test3)