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copy format of text to datagrid
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2017 10:48 pm
by jalz
Hi Guys,
I have a field I type text into. I can style, change text size and align it in the standard ways. Once I stop editing the field I press a button which then copies the text from that particular field into the equivalent field in my datagrid (form). The issue I have is when I copy the text from that field to the datagrid I lose all the formatting, thought the only way to do this was using htmltext as the option.
I use the following code,
the button I press to copy the text
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on mouseup
set the text of field "fld_line_description" of me to pDataArray["label 3"]
dispatch "AddData" to group "dg_data" with theDataA, tLineNo
end mouseup
datagrid form code which fills the field
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on FillInData pDataArray
set the htmltext of field "fld_line_description" of me to pDataArray["label 3"]
end FillInData
Re: copy format of text to datagrid
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2017 11:27 pm
by Klaus
Hi Jalz,
jalz wrote:...
the button I press to copy the text
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on mouseup
set the text of field "fld_line_description" of me to pDataArray["label 3"]
dispatch "AddData" to group "dg_data" with theDataA, tLineNo
end mouseup
not sure I get it, but this script does not copy anything!?
Maybe you mean:
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on mouseup
put the htmltext of field "fld_line_description" of me into pDataArray["label 3"]
dispatch "AddData" to group "dg_data" with theDataA, tLineNo
end mouseup
?
And is tLineNo declared as local or globa?
Best
Klaus
Re: copy format of text to datagrid
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2017 11:53 pm
by jalz
Hi Klaus
Thanks for replying. Trying to get my head stuck back into LIvecode
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Yes you are absolutely right, it is htmltext I am using when I am storing it in a variable.
The datagrid fills in the data using the FillInData command.
set the text of field "fld_line_description" of me to pDataArray["label 3"]
I've been playing with the code, I've now got the datagrid field to display html tags (which includes the formatting). How do I get the field to display in 'normal' text?
Thanks
Jalz
Re: copy format of text to datagrid
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 12:04 pm
by Klaus
Hi jalz,
jalz wrote:I've been playing with the code, I've now got the datagrid field to display html tags (which includes the formatting). How do I get the field to display in 'normal' text?
in that case just copy the text of your field:
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put the text of field "fld_line_description" of me into pDataArray["label 3"]
...
If you need an "ad hoc" conversion from HTMLTEXT to "normal" text I would use a little function like this:
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set the text of field "fld_line_description" of me to htmltext2text (pDataArray["label 3"])
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function htmltext2text tHTMLTEXT
set the htmltext of the templatefield to tHTMLTEXT
put the text of the templatefield into tText
reset the templatefield
return tText
end htmltext2text
Tested and works!
Best
Klaus
Re: copy format of text to datagrid
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 7:03 pm
by jalz
Thanks Klaus
That worked
Re: copy format of text to datagrid
Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 4:59 pm
by Klaus
jalz wrote:Thanks Klaus
That worked
Did you really doubt?
