how to enlarge columns

[#1]

Hello everyone, I'd like to enlarge my column with script. How to do it ? 

Thank you

[#2]

Here is the example taken from the Scripting Index for the Set Display Width message

Names Default To Here( 1 );
dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp" );
w = :Height << Get Display Width;
:Height << Set Display Width( 2 * w );

[#3]

When I paste the code, the width of the column it has not grown

[#4 · Accepted solution]

It turns out that "w" is coming back as zero, so the calculation in the Set Displa Width is zero.  Try changing it to something like

Names Default To Here( 1 );
dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp" );
w = :Height << Get Display Width;
:Height << Set Display Width( 4 * 90 );

[#5]

Here's a variation you might find useful

dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp" );
w = ((Text Box( dt:name[1], <<setbasefont( "datatable" ) ) << getpicture) << getsize)[1];
dt:name << Set Display Width( 1.2 * w );

Read the w= line from the inside -> out like this:

• make a textbox with Katie and the data table font
• get a picture of the textbox
• get the size of the picture
• get the x dimension of the size
• use that for w, the width needed

I chose Katie in line 1 to make this picture. I added 20% to avoid "Ka...".

At some font sizes, 10% might not be enough.

Also, you can make a data table, change almost anything, and use the red triangle->copyTableScript(NoData) option to see how JMP scripts the changes. Paste the copy into an editor to see it.