IBM Lotus Symphony


Programming Examples for Controls in the Dialog Editor

The following examples are for a new dialog called "Dialog1". Use the tools on the Toolbox bar in the dialog editor to create the dialog and add the following controls: a Check Box called "CheckBox1", a Label Field called "Label1", a Button called "CommandButton1", and a List Box called "ListBox1".

Warning Icon Be consistent with uppercase and lowercase letter when you attach a control to an object variable.

Global Function for Loading Dialogs

Function LoadDialog(Libname as String, DialogName as String, Optional oLibContainer)

Dim oLib as Object

Dim oLibDialog as Object

Dim oRuntimeDialog as Object

If IsMissing(oLibContainer ) then

oLibContainer = DialogLibraries

End If

oLibContainer.LoadLibrary(LibName)

oLib = oLibContainer.GetByName(Libname)

oLibDialog = oLib.GetByName(DialogName)

oRuntimeDialog = CreateUnoDialog(oLibDialog)

LoadDialog() = oRuntimeDialog

End Function

Displaying a Dialog

rem global definition of variables

Dim oDialog1 AS Object

Sub StartDialog1

BasicLibraries.LoadLibrary("Tools")

oDialog1 = LoadDialog("Standard", "Dialog1")

oDialog1.Execute()

end sub

Read or Edit Properties of Controls in the Program

Sub Sample1

BasicLibraries.LoadLibrary("Tools")

oDialog1 = LoadDialog("Standard", "Dialog1")

REM get dialog model

oDialog1Model = oDialog1.Model

REM display text of Label1

oLabel1 = oDialog1.GetControl("Label1")

MsgBox oLabel1.Text

REM set new text for control Label1

oLabel1.Text = "New Files"

REM display model properties for the control CheckBox1

oCheckBox1Model = oDialog1Model.CheckBox1

MsgBox oCheckBox1Model.Dbg_Properties

REM set new state for CheckBox1 for model of control

oCheckBox1Model.State = 1

REM display model properties for control CommandButton1

oCMD1Model = oDialog1Model.CommandButton1

MsgBox oCMD1Model.Dbg_Properties

REM display properties of control CommandButton1

oCMD1 = oDialog1.GetControl("CommandButton1")

MsgBox oCMD1.Dbg_Properties

REM execute dialog

oDialog1.Execute()

End Sub

Add an Entry to a ListBox

Sub AddEntry

BasicLibraries.LoadLibrary("Tools")

oDialog1 = LoadDialog("Standard", "Dialog1")

REM adds a new entry to the ListBox

oDialog1Model = oDialog1.Model

oListBox = oDialog1.GetControl("ListBox1")

dim iCount as integer

iCount = oListbox.ItemCount

oListbox.additem("New Item" & iCount,0)

end sub

Remove an Entry from a ListBox

Sub RemoveEntry

BasicLibraries.LoadLibrary("Tools")

oDialog1 = LoadDialog("Standard", "Dialog1")

REM remove the first entry from the ListBox

oDialog1Model = oDialog1.Model

oListBox = oDialog1.GetControl("ListBox1")

oListbox.removeitems(0,1)

end sub


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