Multiline problems

[arkstar]

Hi John,

I've added a multiline field for Android to my stack. I cannot set the text using mgText or mobileControlSet.
I would like to put the contents of a variable into it then copy it.
But for now, I can't even set the test to anything.

All i get is a blank box. I can input text though, but that doesn't solve my problem.

Example: mobileControlSet "Instruct", "text", tInstruct
Example 2: mobileControlSet "Instruct", "text", "Continue" (this doesn't work either)
To copy: copy the mgText of grp "Instruct"

Are these correct statements? Any idea as to why this is not working? I am running the app on the simulator....

Thanks,
Rob

[splash21]

Hi, Rob. Two recent examples spring to mind. The first was strange : the control's text wouldn't set unless an empty string was prepended to it;
(http://forums.runrev.com/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=18887)

The normal command wouldn't work, but the following would;

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mobileControlSet "Instruct", "text", "" & tInstruct

The seconds example was trying to set the text in an openCard handler, but since the openControl message doesn't fire until AFTER openCard, the native control didn't exist yet - we had two alternatives;

use the script of the native input control...

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on openControl
   mobileControlSet "test" , "text", "Trial display text"
end openControl

delay setting the native control properties from the openCard handler...

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on openCard
   send "mobileSetup" to me in 0 millisecs
end openCard

on mobileSetup
   mobileControlSet "test" , "text", "Trial display text"
end mobileSetup

Hopefully, this info will help your situation, but please post again if not!

[arkstar]

Thanks John,

But none of them worked. I now get the control with "tInstruct" in it. I set a breakpoint and tInstruct does contain the proper text.

Here's the code I am using...

put item 8 of line tLineNo of fld "theList" into fld "Instructions"
put the fld "Instructions" into tInstruct
delete char 1 of tInstruct

end preOpenCard

on openCard
   send "mobileSetup" to me in 0 millisecs
end openCard

on mobileSetup
if the environment="mobile" then
mobileControlSet "test" , "Instruct", "" & tInstruct
end if
end mobileSetup

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I also used "set the mgText of group "Instruct" to "" & tInstruct" instead of mobileControlSet. Also, shows "tInstruct"

Any ideas?

Thanks again, Rob

[Jellicle]

Is tInstruct a local variable that has bee declared at the top of the script?

If it hasn't been declared then of course it won't work

Also,your call to the control to set its text is wrong. mobileControlSet "test" , "Instruct", "" & tInstruct should be:

mobileControlSet "test" , "text", "" & tInstruct

Gerry

[splash21]

Gerry's got it

I just reconstructed a stack with your data and everything works OK - let us know if it doesn't - in case there's something else going on!

[arkstar]

Thanks Guys,

I did exactly what you said. Also, I don't know what happened but i copied in the wrong tex but my statement was correct.
I hadn't declared the local var but it.

No difference. The multiline show tInstruct.

John,
Can you send me your working stack to compare?

Thanks you both for your help! I really appreciate it!

Rob

[splash21]

Rob - test stack attached. I renamed the script local to sInstruct (force of habit!)

Rob1.zip

(3.2 KiB) Downloaded 296 times

[arkstar]

Thanks John! I'l let you know!

Rob

[arkstar]

That did it guys!

I also rebooted the simulator.

Thanks again for all of your help!

Rob

[arkstar]

OOne more question... sorry...

In Android, can I copy the text of the multiline via commands?

[splash21]

Hi, Rob. Glad it's all working. Unfortunately, I think the clipboardData is still only available on desktop platforms, so I don't think copying the text is possible via code

[arkstar]

Hi John,
I got it. I used this code and it copied into memory...

put the text the mgText of grp "Test" into the selectedLines
copy

Thanks again for all of your help

[arkstar]

Hi again,

I don't understand... it worked once. Now it's not.

[Klaus]

Hi Rob,

I hope this is a copy/paste error:
...
put the text the mgText of grp "Test"...
...



Best

Klaus

[Simon]

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