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How to activate a button box with "desired script" from the text box.

jemg — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 23:38:48 GMT

As shown below, when the user inputs the desired script into the text box(ex. Distribution( Continuous Distribution( Column( :X) ) );)

and then executes the button box, how can the corresponding script be executed as analysis? Thanks for letting us know!

I want the script to be executed as analysis when the user inputs the desired script into the text box and then executes the button box as shown below.

How can I execute the text entered in the text box immediately with a button click?

Though I stored the desired script as a variable using get text() and write(), it is not executed as an analysis.
I would really appreciate it if you could tell me how to solve it.

Re: How to activate a button box with "desired script" from the text box.

txnelson — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 10:28:49 GMT

Use the Eval(Parse()) combination of functions to execute a text string of JSL

Names Default To Here( 1 );
New Window( "Enter Script",
	V List Box(
		tb = Text Edit Box( "", <<set width( 400 ), <<set script( theScript = tb << get text ) ),
		OKButton = Button Box( "OK", Eval( Parse( theScript ) ) )
	)
);

Re: How to activate a button box with "desired script" from the text box.

ian_jmp — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 10:29:28 GMT

You need to look at the 'Parse()' function:

Names Default To Here( 1 );
txt = "x+y";
scr = Parse(txt);

x = 2; y = 3;
Print(scr);
Print(Eval(scr));

It feels like typing in a script this way would be quite error prone.

Re: How to activate a button box with "desired script" from the text box.

jemg — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 01:04:24 GMT

It works!

Thanks all for your kindly help :)