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Problem with scripts that require file browsers

mikebystedt

Does anyone know of a workaround that would allow a script or axlShell() commands to select and populate a
file browser if it pops up?  It seems that the file browser form isn't recgonized.  So therefore no data can be entered.

Specifically, after doing a File->Import and running, a summary report pops up with the details.  When I select "Save",
a browser window pops up, but during Replay, the window is never selected, the filename never entered, and I can't
save the file.

I'm sure that someone else has encountered this at some point.  Any suggestions?

Is there some sort of default FORM name that I could refer to that isn't being output to the script file during a Record session?

Thanks, -Mike 

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  • oldmouldy

    First off, you will only be able to use the "save", or "saveas" in interactive mode. When you use "something like" "save" or "saveas" the "fillin" step puts the value in the browser window and closes it, so it will then "always" save(as) to the same filename. If you don't have a "fillin value" step the "save" / "saveas" will wait for user input for thje filename. If you want to have a script that changes the "fillin value" based upon "some other variable when it runs", you will need to take a look at the SKILL forum, there was recently a post from eDave where he had a SKILL script that wrote an Allegro script and then replayed that from the SKILL script. I would post the link but this post would be moderated as a result.

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  • oldmouldy

    First off, you will only be able to use the "save", or "saveas" in interactive mode. When you use "something like" "save" or "saveas" the "fillin" step puts the value in the browser window and closes it, so it will then "always" save(as) to the same filename. If you don't have a "fillin value" step the "save" / "saveas" will wait for user input for thje filename. If you want to have a script that changes the "fillin value" based upon "some other variable when it runs", you will need to take a look at the SKILL forum, there was recently a post from eDave where he had a SKILL script that wrote an Allegro script and then replayed that from the SKILL script. I would post the link but this post would be moderated as a result.

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