Re: [MI-L] Variables for filling out fields on a layout

Ethan Hohneck Wed, 07 Jun 2006 18:55:27 -0700

Hi James

I have recently written a program that utilises a layout template with frames, symbols, and text objects. The frames and text objects are all variables. Each with standard style attributes set in the layout. The following code is one way in which you can select the text object variable and update it with your newly created variable.

UPDATE THE @DATE VARIABLE

- strLayWinName is the variable set for the Layout

- val(str$(objectinfo(object,1))) = 10 is the ObjectInfo TYPE for TEXT objects

- str$(objectinfo(object,3)) = "@DATE" is the ObjectInfo TEXTSTRING for your variable in the layout "@DATE"

- the selected text object "@DATE" is then stored as a layout object variable and then ALTERED with the new variable FormatDate$(CurDate()) then UPDATED

'========================================================================

select * from strLayWinName where val(str$(objectinfo(object,1))) = 10 into strLaySel noselect
select * from strLaySel where str$(objectinfo(object,3)) = "@DATE" into strLayObjSel

oLayout = strLayObjSel.object
alter object oLayout info 3, FormatDate$(CurDate())
update selection set object = oLayout

'========================================================================

Good luck.

Cheers

Ethan

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