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User Entry with Number Edit Box not working

ehchandlerjr — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 23:34:38 GMT

Hello - I've got this confusing issue where I have a nested number edit box, and for some reason its not sending the entered number into the variable I've got it set to. I tried selecting and running only that line, and low-and-behold it sends the info to the variable, but for some reason in context, it refuses to do it. I actually got it to work a while ago, but then I went to bed, got up, didn't change a thing before it (I changed the script it calls as well as added a couple of "write to column" lines farther down), and this happened, so I'm a bit confused. Here's the code up to the <<get line, but if you want the whole code, its attached in a file:

Clear Symbols();

w = New Window( "Choose Row Number for XRD Run input", // opens a window with a title and this content...
	Border Box( top( 20 ), bottom( 20 ), Left( 20 ), Right( 20 ), // window dressing 
		V List Box( // V and H lists nest to organize the display boxes
			H Center Box( Text Box( "Choose Row Number for XRD Run input" ) ), // a second title, centered
			Spacer Box( size( 1, 30 ) ), // a little vertical space
			H Center Box( rowtemp = Number Edit Box( 116 ) ), // data entry
			Spacer Box( size( 1, 10 ) ), // a little vertical space
			H Center Box( // center the button
				Button Box( "Import Smaple Data", // this script runs when the button is pressed...
					rownumber = rowtemp << Get;

Also, side question, but when I get to the w << close window statement, it says

Send Expects Scriptable Object in access or evaluation of 'Send' , w << /*###*/closeWindow/*###*/

, which confuses me, because again, this worked earlier, and it also follows the syntax correctly. If anyone knows why that's happening, that would be helpful too.

Thanks in advance.

Re: User Entry with Number Edit Box not working

txnelson — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 00:28:29 GMT

I would set the value within the Number Edit Box using a <<set function

Clear Symbols();

w = New Window( "Choose Row Number for XRD Run input", // opens a window with a title and this content...
	Border Box( top( 20 ), bottom( 20 ), Left( 20 ), Right( 20 ), // window dressing 
		V List Box( // V and H lists nest to organize the display boxes
			H Center Box( Text Box( "Choose Row Number for XRD Run input" ) ), // a second title, centered
			Spacer Box( size( 1, 30 ) ), // a little vertical space
			H Center Box(
				rowtemp = Number Edit Box(
					116,
					10,
					<<SetFunction( Function( {thisBox}, rownumber = thisbox << get ) )
				)
			), // data entry
			Spacer Box( size( 1, 10 ) ), // a little vertical space
			H Center Box( // center the button
				Button Box( "Import Smaple Data", // this script runs when the button is pressed...
					//rownumber = rowtemp << Get
				)
			)
		)
	)
);

Re: User Entry with Number Edit Box not working

ehchandlerjr — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 02:24:13 GMT

@txnelson Thanks for the suggestion! I've added it in.

Unfortunately it didn't do much. My firewall is blocking the debugger for some reason, so I had to resort to wait/show commands, and realized I was less familliar with the Clear Symbols() function than I thought. My called script started with a clear variables command, so that accounted for the killing of the rownumber variable, as well as the w << Close Window command not working, as "w" was being removed as well.

Methinks I don't understand namespaces enough.

Thanks for the help!

Re: User Entry with Number Edit Box not working

jthi — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 05:35:38 GMT

In very short for namespaces:

Start all your scripts (always) with Names Default To Here(1);
- Local Namespaces (jmp.com)
Don't leave Clear Symbols(), Clear Globals(), Delete Symbols() or Delete Globals() to any (production) scripts as they can potentially mess up whole JMP session (use them only for debugging).
- Show Symbols, Clear Symbols, and Delete Symbols (jmp.com)

And both of these are good reads: Global and Local Variables (jmp.com) and Rules for Name Resolution (jmp.com) (remember to check also subtopics)