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leongec

 hi all, i have a problem

I need to create a GUI to let user input some value for me, and then i need to grep the user input data and save it into a file. The following is the example of the prompted GUI i referred to (from user guide)

someInt = hiCreateIntField(
?name 'numScoops
?prompt "Number of scoops (0..5)"
?value 2
?defValue 1
?range '(0 5) )

hiCreateAppForm( ?name 'iceCreamForm
?formTitle "Ice Cream"
?callback "buildIceCreamCone()"
?fields list( someInt )
?help "cream" )

status = hiDisplayForm( iceCreamForm )

 

1. I dont understand the call back, from the example above, it will go to the funtion " buildIceCreamCone()" after i click ok?

2. how can grep the user input data ? 

3. can i use outfile to save it to a file? as this script i will save in .il , and for my understanding, the outfile should be use in .ocn file, is there anything wrong with my concept?

Please advice me! thank you 

  •  hi guys, I settled my problem, but new problem coming in

    i might post my question another day ~ thank you 

  •  For those who don't know how to create and use forms:

    The ?name of the form is the symbol you use to refer to the form - iceCreamForm

    The field name - numScoops - is a part of the form so you access the field through the form name:

    iceCreamForm->numScoops

    The field has multiple records, one of which is value. To get the value:

    iceCreamForm->numScoops->value

     The callback is a singleelement or a list of two elements. If a single element it is the OK/Apply action, if two it is the OK/Apply action and the Cancel action. If the action is a string, the string is evaluated without any other callbacks. If the action is a symbol, the form symbol is passed as an argument. Your form symbol should be a global variable.

     

  •  hi Austin, thank you very much for your reply :)

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