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Customising Forms

netbug

Dear all,

I would like to know if, on a form, it is possible to verify the information entered in a text box as the user is writing ?

Eg.

I have a text box (I am sorry if this is not the name in SKILL) that asks the user to enter the directory where he wants to save the files. I would like to check that the directory is valid without waiting for the user to press the "OK" button.

I would like as well to know, if it is possible to customise the buttons on a form and force the buttons to use my own functions?

Thanks in advance,

José

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  • skillUser

    Hi,

    Also you can try using a File Selector field which combines the type in string with a "..." browser button, here's a simple example:

    file = hiCreateFileSelectorField(?name 'file ?prompt "File")
file->hiFileDialogCaption = "File for my thing"
file->hiSimplifyFilename  = t
file->hiFileDialogMode    = 'anyFile
file->hiFileDialogFilter  = "My Thing file (myThing*);;All Files (*)"

    Yes you can customize the buttons, here's a brief example that shows you how using the ?buttonLayout argument to hiCreateAppForm():

    
  form = hiCreateAppForm(?name 'MyThingForm ?fields list(file)
     ?formTitle    "My Thing Form"
     ?buttonLayout '(Empty (MyThing MyThingCB)
                           (Undo MyUndoThingCB)
                           (Close hiFormClose))
  )

    I hope this helps,

    Lawrence.

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  • skillUser

    Hi,

    Also you can try using a File Selector field which combines the type in string with a "..." browser button, here's a simple example:

    file = hiCreateFileSelectorField(?name 'file ?prompt "File")
file->hiFileDialogCaption = "File for my thing"
file->hiSimplifyFilename  = t
file->hiFileDialogMode    = 'anyFile
file->hiFileDialogFilter  = "My Thing file (myThing*);;All Files (*)"

    Yes you can customize the buttons, here's a brief example that shows you how using the ?buttonLayout argument to hiCreateAppForm():

    
  form = hiCreateAppForm(?name 'MyThingForm ?fields list(file)
     ?formTitle    "My Thing Form"
     ?buttonLayout '(Empty (MyThing MyThingCB)
                           (Undo MyUndoThingCB)
                           (Close hiFormClose))
  )

    I hope this helps,

    Lawrence.

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