On 1/16/07, johnf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 16 January 2007 10:15, Nate Lowrie wrote: > > On 1/16/07, johnf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tuesday 16 January 2007 09:50, Paul McNett wrote: > > > > johnf wrote: > > > > > That works - now what if I want the dialog form class to be > > > > > universally available to all forms? > > > > > > > > Then you break it out into a MyDialog.py file, contents like: > > > > > > > > import dabo > > > > > > > > class MyDialog(dabo.ui.dDialog): > > > > ... > > > > > > > > You put the MyDialog.py file somewhere accessible to your forms (same > > > > directory for simplicity is better. This is why I like the AppWizard's > > > > ui/ directory). Then where you want to use it, do: > > > > > > > > import MyDialog > > > > dlg = MyDialog.MyDialog(...) > > > > dlg.showModal() > > > > > > So I gather that it's OK to have multiple import statements of the same > > > import everywhere. In VFP an universal function, procedure or class > > > would be loaded at the beginning of an app. > > > > > > Set procedure to someProcedure or > > > set classlib to someclass additive > > > > The import statement would be the equivalent of that. Also consider > > brushing up on Python Classes and how they are instantiated into > > objects. > > > > > I have no need to add something like above? > > > > > > -- > > > John Fabiani > > No doubt I need to review most of Python. > > But I would have thought that I would create a file which contained my classes > and import it at the beginning. > > import dabo > import johnsClasses > > Then within a form I could say something like > new_frm = johnsClasses.MydialogClass() #if this wrong say so please > new_frm.show() > > I was sure I was right - but it does not work. I'm missing something or > coding something wrong.
Sounds right. You are doing what we suggested. Can you provide a stack trace or something to help us help you? > > > > -- > John Fabiani > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-dev > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-dev
