hiCreateReportField... passing arguments to its callback

This would never work:

hiReportGetSelectedItems('theForm~>tabField~>page3~>tabInfo3)

because the variable with the form is quoted and so not evaluated. Similarly:

hiReportGetSelectedItems(theForm~>tabField~>page3~>tabInfo3)

if the form is currently having a string field. However, if your code has switched across to replacing the field with a report field, then it would work fine.

See the example below. If you run the code (using the line in the comment on the first line) and then go to the third tab. Click on Print Selections and it will show a message in the CIW saying it's a string field. If you click on the Add Field button first, then click on Print Selections you'll see info about whatever is selected.

; call hiDisplayForm(abCreateTabForm()) to see the example

procedure(abCreateTabForm()
    let((tabField addField1 addField2 addField3 printSelections tabInfo1 
            tabInfo2 tabInfo3)
        addField1=hiCreateButton(
            ?name 'addField1
            ?buttonText "Do nothing"
        )
        addField2=hiCreateButton(
            ?name 'addField2
            ?buttonText "Do nothing"
        )
        addField3=hiCreateButton(
            ?name 'addField3
            ?buttonText "Add Field"
            ?callback "abAddField(hiGetCurrentForm())"
        )
        printSelections=hiCreateButton(
            ?name 'printSelections
            ?buttonText "Print Selections"
            ?callback "abPrintSelections(hiGetCurrentForm())"
        )
        tabInfo1=hiCreateStringField(
            ?name 'tabInfo1 
            ?prompt "Info"
        )
        tabInfo2=hiCreateStringField(
            ?name 'tabInfo2 
            ?prompt "Info"
        )
        tabInfo3=hiCreateStringField(
            ?name 'tabInfo3 
            ?prompt "Info"
        )
        tabField=hiCreateTabField(
            ?name 'tabField
            ?tabPlacement 'top
            ?value 1
            ?fields 
                list(
                    list(
                        list(addField1 100:0 200:30)
                        list(tabInfo1 0:30 540:30 100)
                    )
                    list(
                        list(addField2 100:0 200:30)
                        list(tabInfo2 0:30 540:30 100)
                    )
                    list(
                        list(addField3 100:0 200:30)
                        list(printSelections 320:0 200:30)
                        list(tabInfo3 0:30 540:30 100)
                    )
                )
            ?tabs list("First" "Second" "Third")
        )
        hiCreateAppForm(
            ?name 'abExampleTabForm
            ?formTitle "Tab Form"
            ?fields 
                list(
                    list(tabField 0:0 800:400 30)
                )
            ?initialSize t
        )
    )
)



procedure(abAddField(theForm)
    let((title_str (error_lay_hilo_number 3) (error_lay_hilo
        list(
            list("albert" "metal1" "drawing" "high" 1.0 2.0)
            list("george" "metal2" "drawing" "low" 3.0 1.0)
            list("harry" "metal3" "drawing" "low" -3.0 5.0)
        )
        ))
    sprintf(title_str "Layout Hierarchical Check Report - %d errors" error_lay_hilo_number)
    hiDeleteField(theForm->tabField->page3 'tabInfo3)
    hiAddField(theForm->tabField->page3 list(hiCreateReportField(
        ?name 'tabInfo3
        ?title title_str
        ?titleAlignment 'center
        ?headers list(
        list("Layout cell name" 300 'left 'string t)
        list("Layer" 40 'left 'string)
        list("Purpose" 60 'left 'string)
        list("Voltage" 60 'left 'string)
        list(" X-coord" 80 'right 'float)
        list(" Y-coods" 80 'right 'float)
        )
        ?choices error_lay_hilo
        ?selectMode 'single
        )
        50:60 700:400 30)
        )
    )
)

procedure(abPrintSelections(theForm)
    if(theForm->tabField->page3->tabInfo3->fieldType=='report then
        printf("SELECTIONS ARE: %L\n"
            ; I'd probably use -> rather than ~> but it doesn't matter
            hiReportGetSelectedItems(theForm~>tabField~>page3~>tabInfo3)
        )
    else
        printf("FIELD IS CURRENTLY A STRING FIELD\n")
    )
)

Regards,

Andrew.

Hi,

I am trying to re-do this code so I can create a Tab which has a function of adding and entry of information in the table.

Is it possible in here skill? Its just like displaying information in every the selected entry 

For example there exists this table like the table shown above.

            list( "LMARK" "metal1" "drawing" "high" 1.0 2.0)
            list("george" "metal2" "drawing" "low" 3.0 1.0)
            list("harry" "metal3" "drawing" "low" -3.0 5.0)

I would like to add an entry in the list. When I select another layer the data will be added to the list. See image below.

             list( "met1" "metal1" "drawing" "high" 1.0 2.0)

            list( "LMARK" "metal1" "drawing" "high" 1.0 2.0)
            list("george" "metal2" "drawing" "low" 3.0 1.0)
            list("harry" "metal3" "drawing" "low" -3.0 5.0)  

*WARNING* hiDeleteField: field tabInfo3 is not in scroll region page1
*WARNING* hiAddField: Cannot add non-unique field symbol to fieldList - tabInfo3

I try to use the logic of after using the addField I will use the DeleteField to erase the old field but then I got some warning like the * above.

Thanks for the help.

-GP14

It's not entirely clear what you're trying to do, but I suspect you just want to update the contents of the report field? If so, alternating the ->choices list would do it:

choices=abExampleTabForm->tabField->page3->tabInfo3->choices
abExampleTabForm->tabField->page3->tabInfo3->choices=cons(list("met1" "metal1" "drawing" "high" 1.0 2.0) choices)

Andrew.

Hi Andrew,

Basically you are right about what I meant in  this case.

I try your suggested inputs in the code above but I did not get the right location where it will be place. I try to put it in the abAddField and change the error_lay_

hilo into "choices" (this is the variable that you gave in your reply to our latest conversation) the next line that you gave I input it after hiCreateAppForm.

Do I missed something about the code?

For an instance I want my report field to be blank, then after I click add button it will be added to the report field then it gets updated after every add.

Thanks for the help Andrew.

Regards,

GP14

Its now done.

Thanks!

Its now done.

Thanks!