How to Load the Forms items/Menus automatically by text file (using load button on form) in skill !!!

You'd have to write code specific to your form to do this. See this example which has an option to save/load a template for inspiration.

Andrew.

Hello Andrew,

I am posting my query in my existing thread as query is completely related to it (So I didn't have to add the information again).

I was able to Load/Save the Runset by clicking the Load/Save Button and its working Perfectly Fine. Thanks for help for the last time.

Now , We Want to go 1 first further in automation by loading all the Runset files for all forms automatically through a script without any user invention (No Need of Clicking of Load for loading the Runset and OK/Apply

Button for Form Callback).for that we are adding additional parameter in Runset File Such as Form Symbol to Display the Form and Access it Fields

 I Tried to solve this problem by 2 Approaches but I  am Facing a lot of issues and not able to solve or understand how its can be done :-

1. Blocking Nature of Form :- Blocking Nature of Form is by Default and to avoid this we have set ?dontBlock argument as t which immediately return t after hiDisplayForm Command otherwise it was not executing

below remaining code . But As we set this ?dontBlock t and if I use hiCurrentForm() in my script now it return nil which means i am not able to access form now or its out of Focus. Can you please confirm this Point ?

2. Storing Form Symbol Name in Runset File :- As we have form Symbol in Runset File so I used get function  to Extract form Symbol and then applying ~> or -> Field Parameters which even Doesn't Work.

For Example :-  Form Symbol is Stored As an Additional List as disembodied property List 

Runset File Contents :

RunsetParameter = '( 'Paramters_List

library_Name_Gen "DTK_Qacells_Lib"

library_Name_Dg "DTK_Qacells_Lib"

width_Gen 0.8

length_Gen 0.9

grid_Gen 0.005

x_Ref_Gen 1.0

y_Ref_Gen -4.0

x_Ref_Testcase 5.0

y_Ref_Testcase 5.0

tolerance 1.0

loc_Enc_Layer1 0.01

loc_Enc_Layer2 0.01

overwrite_Qacell "Yes"

)

RunsetAddParameter = '( 'Add_Paramters_List

form_Name general_Var_Form

)

 Script to Load Form Automatically with Issues Highlighted :- I am facing issues in the Following Line as shown Below .Can you Suggest Something on This ?

if(General_Runset_File != nil then

load(strcat(runset_Path car(General_Runset_File)))

hiDisplayForm(get(RunsetAddParameter "form_Name"))

Form_Str = get(RunsetAddParameter "form_Name")

Form_Str~>fieldList  --------------------------------------------------------------> Doesn't Work and Return Nil

or get(RunsetAddParameter "form_Name")~>fieldList ----------------------> Doesn't Work and Return Nil

 loadi(strcat(getShellEnvVar("DTKROOT") "/skill/Skill_DUV_Scripts/Load_Template_Function.il"))

hiFormDone(Form_Str)

Regards

Sonu

Sonu,

It's going to involve too much guess work to try to figure out how you've defined your code, what is going on and so on. I rather doubt it's necessary to display the forms in order to initialise them.

My suggestion is that you contact customer support for this, and provide all the code, rather than hoping that somebody will be able to read between the lines and guess what implementation decisions you've made so far from just a few selected pieces of information. I certainly can't guess (or rather it's going to be a load of work to try to figure out what you've done here from what you've said).

Andrew.

Hello Andrew,

I agree with you i will contact customer support with details info as you mentioned.

Just one point if you have any suggestion/Advice on this point

can you we please suggest how i can load the Form without Displaying them ?

As my Load Procedure invovle hiGetCurrentForm() to make it generic for all form . If I will not Display them then hiGetCurrentForm() will return nil ?

There is any other way to do that ?

Regards

Sonu

Hello Andrew,

I agree with you i will contact customer support with details info as you mentioned.

Just one point if you have any suggestion/Advice on this point

can you we please suggest how i can load the Form without Displaying them ?

As my Load Procedure invovle hiGetCurrentForm() to make it generic for all form . If I will not Display them then hiGetCurrentForm() will return nil ?

There is any other way to do that ?

Regards

Sonu

If your load procedure is defined as:

procedure(MyLoadTemplate(form)
   ...
   ; use the form argument passed in to interact with the form
)

Then from the button on the form you can call MyLoadTemplate(hiGetCurrentForm()), but when called procedurally, you can call MyLoadTemplate(get(RunsetAddParameter "form_Name")) .

You might also need to use hiInstantiateForm() after creating the form with hiCreateAppForm etc, if you're trying to interact with the form but you've not displayed it yet - it depends on what you're doing (this is sometimes necessary). That builds all the UI structures, but doesn't actually display it.

Regards,

Andrew