Re: How can one REDRAW a SUBFORM that uses a OBJECT as its 'variable or expression'?
On Mar 11, 2020, at 2:00 PM, Chris Belanger wrote: > Thank you, Lahav. Worked. > > Still don’t understand why REDRAW( ) doesn’t get a (*; OBJECT NAME) syntax > though … Create your own command called “REDRAW_OBJECT($object_o)” and pass in an object reference. That’s what I have done. Then when you read the code later you know exactly what is going on. Assigning an object to itself does not immediately tell me what is happening and why it is being done. Tim * Tim Nevels Innovative Solutions 785-749-3444 timnev...@mac.com * ** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **
Re: How can one REDRAW a SUBFORM that uses a OBJECT as its 'variable or expression'?
Thank you, Lahav. Worked. Still don’t understand why REDRAW( ) doesn’t get a (*; OBJECT NAME) syntax though … (But your solution is simple enough) — Chris > On Mar 10, 2020, at 7:27 PM, lists via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > > All you need to do is to assign the entity selection object to itself to > trigger an update, as in > > Form.my_Entity_List:= Form.my_Entity_List > > Lahav ** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **
RE: How can one REDRAW a SUBFORM that uses a OBJECT as its 'variable or expression'?
All you need to do is to assign the entity selection object to itself to trigger an update, as in Form.my_Entity_List:= Form.my_Entity_List Lahav -Original Message- From: 4D_Tech <4d_tech-boun...@lists.4d.com> On Behalf Of Chris Belanger via 4D_Tech Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 7:03 PM To: 4D iNUG Technical <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> Cc: Chris Belanger Subject: Re: How can one REDRAW a SUBFORM that uses a OBJECT as its 'variable or expression'? Sorry for not including that detail. It is an entity-selection listBox. I had initially written more detail about my issue and decided perhaps it was too verbose (a bad tendency of mine). It has the same ‘REDRAW( )’ issue as the subform that contains it — no way to indicate the object. Since there is no REDRAW ( * ; objectName ) syntax. — Chris > On Mar 10, 2020, at 1:12 PM, Kirk Brooks via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > wrote: > > Hi Chris, > What's going on in the subform that's not updating? > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 12:05 PM Chris Belanger via 4D_Tech < > 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > >> 4D continues to NOT QUITE truly and fully support its object >> notation, and the inability to get a pointer to an object attribute >> continues to confound. >> >> The latest issue involves an attempt to use REDRAW( ) to redraw a >> subform that is named, but whose ‘variable or expression’ as an >> OBJECT (not a variable). >> >> Because REDRAW( ) does not support a common 4D command structure: i.e. >> REDRAW ( * ; ObjectName ) in addition to REDRAW ( Variable ), then it >> is impossible to use REDRAW on a subform that uses an OBJECT. >> >> Does anyone have a method of getting a subform REDRAW accomplished, >> when its ‘variable’ is an OBJECT? >> >> Thanks, >> Chris >> * >> * >> 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) >> Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html >> Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech >> Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com >> * >> * > > > > -- > Kirk Brooks > San Francisco, CA > == > ** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > ** ** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com ** ** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **
Re: How can one REDRAW a SUBFORM that uses a OBJECT as its 'variable or expression'?
Sorry for not including that detail. It is an entity-selection listBox. I had initially written more detail about my issue and decided perhaps it was too verbose (a bad tendency of mine). It has the same ‘REDRAW( )’ issue as the subform that contains it — no way to indicate the object. Since there is no REDRAW ( * ; objectName ) syntax. — Chris > On Mar 10, 2020, at 1:12 PM, Kirk Brooks via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > wrote: > > Hi Chris, > What's going on in the subform that's not updating? > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 12:05 PM Chris Belanger via 4D_Tech < > 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > >> 4D continues to NOT QUITE truly and fully support its object notation, and >> the inability to get a pointer to an object attribute continues to confound. >> >> The latest issue involves an attempt to use REDRAW( ) to redraw a subform >> that is named, but whose ‘variable or expression’ as an OBJECT (not a >> variable). >> >> Because REDRAW( ) does not support a common 4D command structure: i.e. >> REDRAW ( * ; ObjectName ) in addition to REDRAW ( Variable ), then it is >> impossible to use REDRAW on a subform that uses an OBJECT. >> >> Does anyone have a method of getting a subform REDRAW accomplished, when >> its ‘variable’ is an OBJECT? >> >> Thanks, >> Chris >> ** >> 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) >> Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html >> Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech >> Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com >> ** > > > > -- > Kirk Brooks > San Francisco, CA > == > ** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > ** ** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **
Re: How can one REDRAW a SUBFORM that uses a OBJECT as its 'variable or expression'?
Hi Chris, What's going on in the subform that's not updating? On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 12:05 PM Chris Belanger via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > 4D continues to NOT QUITE truly and fully support its object notation, and > the inability to get a pointer to an object attribute continues to confound. > > The latest issue involves an attempt to use REDRAW( ) to redraw a subform > that is named, but whose ‘variable or expression’ as an OBJECT (not a > variable). > > Because REDRAW( ) does not support a common 4D command structure: i.e. > REDRAW ( * ; ObjectName ) in addition to REDRAW ( Variable ), then it is > impossible to use REDRAW on a subform that uses an OBJECT. > > Does anyone have a method of getting a subform REDRAW accomplished, when > its ‘variable’ is an OBJECT? > > Thanks, > Chris > ** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > ** -- Kirk Brooks San Francisco, CA == ** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **
