How to Execute Unix Commands through CIW Window and Store the output in a variable on Unix/CIW Window (Rather than file)?

Hi Sonu,

There are several things wrong here. First of all, "setenv" is a csh not sh command, and so it's not surprising that gives an error. Even if you'd used csh() instead of sh(), it wouldn't have helped because you're setting an environment variable in a child process which you'd not have been able to see (environment variables are only inherited in UNIX child processes, not to the parent).

I think you probably should just do:

cid=ipcBeginProcess("piGetInfo $DKITROOT lyrFilIn")
ipcWait(cid)
layerMap=ipcReadProcess(cid)

Then you'll have the data in a SKILL variable which is presumably what you wanted.

Andrew.

Hello Andrew,

Thanks for quick response and help. Yes , I agree with you that "Setenv"  belongs to csh (but I was not aware that csh can be used in skill). Btw , As You have mentioned it will also not work.

There is two more queries for which I need your guidance :-

1. There is any built-in function in skill to sort the list (in alphabetical order) or we have to transverse the list for sorting the list? Can you please help how we can sort the list (if there is no direct function in skill) ? ( the list is only containing text data)

2. I am using hiCreateComboField function to create a drop down field and its working fine but when I am typing in it doesn't filter any result based upon  data entered by me?

Can you please provide some help how to do that with this function or recommend any other function to do that?

Thanks in Advance ,

Regards

Sonu

Hello Andrew,

If I understand it well then you have code which can solve my query but you are able to attach and update the code?  OR  its not done till now and it will taken care in future by enhancement CCR 2167658 ?

Regards

Sonu

I have some code that will alter the drop-down list as you type - that's what I'm struggling to upload at the moment. The enhancement will be more about showing the completion options directly in the type-in field (similar to that which happens for the ddHiCreateLibraryComboField/ddHiCreateCellComboField etc and for leCreateLayerField).

So to clarify - the code I have works right now, but doesn't do everything the enhancement requests. It may be enough for your needs though.

Andrew

Hello Andrew,

Thanks for Clarification . But , if its alter the original drop down list (When user type-in) then there is an issue as when user select or type-in for the second time the drop down list will not be same as original list? OR you are altering the drop list locally and keep the same original drop down list as for next time then its really serving my purpose?

Please share the code when its done :)

Really thanks a-lot for the quick responses and help

Regards

Sonu

With my code there is no problem with deleting what you've typed in and then typing something else. It keeps the complete list of choices and updates starting from the complete set each time you type.

So I'll post it as soon as I can!

Hello Andrew,

Thanks for all the help.  I will wait for your update.

Regards

Sonu

Hi Sonu,

With help from my friend in IT, we managed to find a particular keyword in the code that it objects to - I rewrote the code to avoid that. Here's the updated code:

let((cf)
    cf=hiCreateComboField(
        ?name 'cf 
        ?items list("sonu" "andrew" "max" "anil")
        ?modifyCallback 
            lambda((field form value flag)
                let((len)
                    len=strlen(value)
                    form->cf->items=setof(item form->cf->allItems
                        strncmp(item value len)==0
                    )
                    t
                )
            )
        )
    cf->allItems=cf->items
    hiCreateAppForm(
        ?name 'CCFform
        ?fields list(cf)
    )
    hiDisplayForm(CCFform)
)

Regards,

Andrew.

It didn't like substring in my original code, so I changed to use strncmp instead.

Andrew

Hello Andrew,

Thanks for the code. It really work fine for me. But There is one more point (Which may be quite complex to implement) that whenever I am typing something in drop down field its giving the filter list based on matching the case (its expected as you have used the strncmp) . Can we have the filter list result based on case insensitive search?

For Example :- drop_down_list =("andrew" "sonu" "max" "anil").

Currently as per your code if I am typing "A" its gives no result? Can We have some code which still gives the filter list as  "andrew" "anil" even if I type "A" in Drop Down Field?

Thanks Again Andrew for all the help,

Regards

Sonu

Hi Sonu,

Use  strncmp(item lowerCase(value) len)==0 instead. This is assuming that allItems is entirely lower case. If not, you could put lowerCase(item) too...

Andrew

Hello Andrew,

Thanks for the code. Yes its Working fine for me :).

Regards

Sonu

Hello Andrew,

Thanks for the code. Yes its Working fine for me :).

Regards

Sonu