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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Caswell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 11:38 AM
Subject: FW: (ROSE) Automating diagram comments?
>
> You could store the variable data (author name, etc.) in the registry.
> There are REI methods to set and get registry settings.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian G. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 7:41 AM
> To: Patrick Kennedy; Williamson, Rusty; 'Rose Forum'
> Subject: RE: (ROSE) Automating diagram comments?
>
>
>
> hiho,
>
> Note that while there is no Rose-supplied UI to get to them, diagrams have
> properties just like all other model elements. The author name, etc could
> be stored there.
>
> To get the author name into Patrick's script, just replace the line:
> Set note = Diag.AddNoteView(qName$, 2)
> with the lines:
> author$ = diag.GetProperty("Comments", "Author")
> Set note = Diag.AddNoteView(qName$ + ebCrLf + "Author: " + author$, 2)
>
> This script allows the author property to be set:
> Sub Main
> Dim diag As Diagram
> Set diag = RoseApp.CurrentModel.GetActiveDiagram()
> If diag Is Nothing Then
> MsgBox "No active diagram"
> Exit Sub
> End If
>
> author$ = askbox$("Author", diag.GetPropertyValue("Comments",
"Author"),
> "Comments")
> b = diag.CreateProperty("Comments", "Author", author$, "String")
> End Sub
>
> A couple notes:
> Patrick's script has to be modified to make sure it doesn't create a pile
of
> notes after it has been run a few times. No big deal, you'll have to walk
> the notes on the diagram and update the one that was created in the
previous
> run. You can probably just assume that a note at the exact location you
are
> using is the right note.
>
> I could be confused, but it seems to me that Peter's CM system idea will
> only work of every package with a diagram is its own separate subunit and
> only contains one diagram.
>
> The use of the askbox in my example above is oversimplified; you'll want
to
> create a whole dialog that takes in the author name and the other relevant
> data elements you want stored in properties. In fact my askbox version
will
> clear out the author value if you hit the cancel button, so it definitely
> needs a more robust implementation. But you get the idea.
>
> ----- b
>
> --
> Brian G. Lyons
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Patrick Kennedy
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 11:08 PM
> To: Williamson, Rusty; 'Rose Forum'
> Subject: Re: (ROSE) Automating diagram comments?
>
>
>
> Here's a simple example of a script that may help you
> get started. It add's a note to the current active
> with the name of the diagram. Not sure how you
> could program author, reviewer, last reviewed into
> the script. As far as last updated, I guess you
> could look at the timestamp on the file, see online
> help, script function: FileDateTime. Also don't know
> about triggering this on a new diagram, there is
> OnNewModelElement, but using this would put you into
> a loop (adding the note would trigger it again).
>
> To use it, add a menu item
> to call this script (see below) then go to the diagram,
> and execute this script.
>
> 'add note with text to current (active) diagram
>
> Sub Main
>
> Dim diag As Diagram
> Dim note As NoteView
>
> Set diag = RoseApp.CurrentModel.GetActiveDiagram()
>
> If diag Is Nothing Then
> MsgBox "No active diagram"
> Exit Sub
> End If
>
> qName$ = diag.name
> Set note = Diag.AddNoteView(qName$, 2)
> note.YPosition = 200
> note.XPosition = 1000
>
> 'Print ">" & note.Text
>
> MsgBox "Done"
>
> End Sub
>
>
> Take note however that the script using the
> GetActiveDiagram method to get the diagram that you want
> to save to a graphic format. This means that you must
> launch this script from a menu item in Rose. You cannot
> run this script from a script window because if you try to
> do so the script window will be the active window and not
> a diagram window. To launch this script from a menu
> selection you will need to modify the rose.mnu file
> (located in Rose's home directory --- location of rose.exe)
> in the following manner:
>
>
> Menu Tools
>
> {
>
> Separator
> option "Class Wizard..."
> {
> enable %model:writeable
> RoseScript $SCRIPT_PATH\cwizard.ebx
> }
> option "Save ActiveDiagram..."
> {
> RoseScript $SCRIPT_PATH\addnote.ebs
> }
> }
>
>
> In this case the script listed above is named
> RenderRoseDiagrams.ebs and is located in the directory
> pointed to by the $SCRIPT_PATH pathmap.
>
> Patrick Kennedy
> Rational Support
>
>
> On Jan 17, 12:04, Williamson, Rusty wrote:
> > Subject: (ROSE) Automating diagram comments?
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > There is a small comment box (note box) we require for each diagram --
> > contains the package, diagram name, author, last updated, reviewer, last
> > reviewed. Is there any way to automate the creation of this comment
box?
> > Is there a 'base' template for each diagram that could be modified? Is
> > there some way to get a script to create it when the diagram is created
or
> > via an icon or control keys?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rusty
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rusty Williamson
> > Sr. Systems Architect
> >
> > Corporate Office
> > GERS, Inc.
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