imageSource

[Nakia]

Hi Again all,

what is the best way for me to do the following..

On my main card I need an image area which will display different graphics. I need to store these graphics on a card of an existing sub stack.
The trigger for the changing on the graphic will be using mouse up from some option buttons (located on the main card)

I have looked at the imageSource feature but cant seem to get the syntax correct.
I realize I am probably missing something really simple...

I have tried
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set the imageSource of image/fld (tried both) "ImageArea" to "ImageName"
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BTW, needs to be compatible with IOS

[Klaus]

Hi Kia,

the dictionary entry is unambigious about this, you need to read more carefully!
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Imagesource:
Specifies an image to be displayed in place of the specified character in a field.
...

Means:
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set the imagesource of CHAR 1 OF FLD "XYZ" to "Name of image or ID"
...


Best

Klaus

[Nakia]

Okay so what would you suggest for me to achieve my goal?

[Klaus]

Hi Kia,

after re-reading your post I think that using a field and imagesource might not be the best way for this!

I would create an image object on the card (image "display" in my example code) and then simply "putting"
any desired image from your substack into that image:
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## Somewhere in your menupick/mouseup script of your option button
put img "the one in the substack" of cd 1 of stack "substack with images in it here..." into img "display"
...
Et voila, clean and fast


Best

Klaus

[Nakia]

Okay so when you say Image object you mean just drag an image area onto the card from the objects menu?

[jmburnod]

Hi Nakia

just drag an image area onto the card from the objects menu?

Yes. From the tool palette

Best

Jean-Marc

[Nakia]

Okay great thanks..
I will try this and report back if I have any issues

[Nakia]

On a side note..

I have a variable which has a text file stored in it.. Can I search this variable for a specific string (which will come from another variable) and if it's found then place the line number of the found string into a another variable?

Hope that makes sense.

[sturgis]

Yes. Look at lineOffset() in the dictionary.

On a side note..

I have a variable which has a text file stored in it.. Can I search this variable for a specific string (which will come from another variable) and if it's found then place the line number of the found string into a another variable?

Hope that makes sense.