To anyone, 1. So far so good with Dabo. I've downloaded and installed Dabo and can now run all the demos no problem including the form with an SQL link onto Ed's site. A little bit of hassle getting everything working on XP but I managed and I'm going to write up an account of the software I used and how to install it as soon as possible to help any other converts. As an aside I'm using Activestate Komodo as a development IDE as I had a copy already for use with PHP development.
Anyhow I have a basic problem of misunderstanding here I think regarding how you access objects in Python/Dabo. Assuming I create a form Myform (a dabo.ui.dForm) and I thene create objects on the form called cmdButton1, cmdButton2 etc. Q1. After I have created these objects I can see them as cmdButton1 and so on- no problem. Shouldn't I also be able to see them as self.cmdButton or am I thinking too much in a VFP way as in "Thisform.<object name>"? Q2. If I have a form class method (for a lack of a better description) called Tester() coded in the form class definition, how do I reference these previous form objects by name? I only seem to be able to refer to them using self.Children[n] (n>=0). What am I doing wrong? I can see "self" as Myform so why can't I see them as Myform.cmdButton1 or self.cmdButton1? Q3. AAssuming I get an answer to Q2 if I first create a panel and then add objects to that panel as I would a container in VFP, how would I see the objects then as opposed to use the form self.Children[n].Children[p] in hierarchical way. I know this is a really really basic question (sorry!) but I can't seem to fathom it out. Dave Crozier -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Leafe Sent: 03 January 2007 13:07 To: Dabo Users list Subject: Re: [dabo-users] It Must Be A Sign from on High - Hallelujah On Jan 3, 2007, at 4:21 AM, Dave Crozier wrote: > Well, here in the UK, my beloved Football Team Manchester City > (famed for > having great potential but no consistency and having not won > anything since > I were a lad) have just won 3 games on the trot and that is real > progress > believe me and lo and behold they have a super young star midfield > player > and his name: > > Ousmane Dabo Nice name - it has a much better ring than 'Ousmane Visual Studio'. ;-) I had seen that name on some of the football sites I read, but haven't had a chance to see him play yet. They do have an EPL highlight show that is on at odd hours here; I should probably TiVo it so that I may catch a glimpse of him. > It surely must be a sign from above that I need to now look VERY > closely at > all the work that Ed, Paul and the rest of you guys are doing, Actually, we paid him to change his name to 'Dabo', using some of the millions in funding we have received. Wait - guess I need more caffeine - I'm still dreaming. > so I've > downloaded all the stuff as per the Wiki notes and I'm on my way. > I've even > allocated a live project to use Dabo on here at work. > > So, stand by for lots of "Newbie" type questions guys! No problem. Be sure to ask sooner rather than later. And if it isn't too much trouble, could you write up your experiences/impressions? Especially the negative stuff, since that's what we really need to work on!. > Hallelujah! I Believe! <BG> Be careful, or we might start tithing! ;-) -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.3/614 - Release Date: 02/01/2007 14:58 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users
