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Function::Internal

SetState

SetState("ObjectName",State) SetState("MyButton",0) -- Hide SetState(ObjectNameField,StateField) retval := SetState("MyButtn",4) -- Click Event called. Same as button being clicked by mouse SetState("MyObjectname","Hide") SetState("ServiceWindow1","Show") -- will show ServiceWindow1 there is 4 service windows.

SetState is a function that will make it possible to manipulate objects from a derivation/DQL without having to use OML properties. SetState will hide/show, enable and disable.

ClickObject which will remotely call the click event on a button or any other object. Very useful for controlling execution.

System Variables added in 1790.

We will use Setstate to set system variables in DataEase. First addition is Default Printer.

Parameters


ObjectName (String) : 

This is not the same as Column(Field) name. Object name is the name for the object in the GUI model and always need to be "quoted". "MyField", "MyButton" etc.

State (Number, "Number", "State"): This is the function you need to trigger:

"Hide", "0",0 

hide the object.

"Show","1",1 

show the object if it is hidden.

"Disable", "2", 2 

disable the object. A field will be write protected and a button will not be clickable etc. Will not affect OML.

"Enable" , "3", 3

enable the object. Remove write protect and will enable buttons, tab controls etc to be clickable again. Will not affect OML.

"Click", "4", 4 

ClickObject (Call Click Event on any object). If called for a button it will do the action and OML. WIll trigger OML on any object.

"MoveToFront"

Move the Object to front in the view i.e. it will be on top of all other objects. Ex. SetState("MyObject","MoveToFront")

"SendToBack"

Move the Object to Back in the view i.e. it will be behind all other objects. Ex. SetState("MyObject","MoveToBack")

System Version:

We also use SetState() to show ServiceWindows which is the new "toolbars" in DE8.6 onwards. These are 4 browser windows that can be utilised as part of your application as well.

SetState("ServiceWindow1","Show")
SetState("ServiceWindow4","Hide")
SetState("ServiceWIndow3","Refresh") -- refresh/reload content of service window.

Also see MoveObject()

Ex.
MoveObject("ServiceWindow1","L150","") 

Returns/Result


Nothing.

Examples


Reference

SetState() will manipulate ScreenObjects like fields, buttons etc (in practice everything).

format SetState("Object",State) returns empty string so it can be included in any function without interfering with result of formula.

SetState("Field",0) will hide.
SetState("Field",1) will show.

SetState("Field",2) will disable
SetStage("Field",3) will enable.

See Also


SetFocus(), SetValue(), SetStyle(), GetStyle(), GetValue(), SetLabelText()

On the forum about SetState

setstate example

Hi I had a look at the setstate example, and can't make it work? error message (error executing expression:  .............etc)any advice?...

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Re:setstate example

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works fine with the latest version thank you...

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SetState Problems working with choice field

Using SetState works perfectly using the following where the field test is a Yes/No fieldif (test = Yes, SetState("Field",3),SetState("Field",0))I can make all the 0,1,2,3 options all work in the above formular.<...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by Graham Brown 17/07/13 at 17:48:28

Re:SetState Problems working with choice field

Download SampleHi again.1. SetState switch 3 and 0 is not a pair. 0=will hide the field and 3 will enable it, but 3 will not show it.The m...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by DataEase Tech Support 18/07/13 at 08:21:39

Re:Re:SetState Problems working with choice field

Thank you.In an if statement what is the order for combining:&nbsp;If (setstate("field",0) &amp; Set(colour( ) &nbsp;...

Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by Graham Brown 18/07/13 at 14:14:45

Re:Re:Re:SetState Problems working with choice field

The brilliance of functions is that you can call them in any way you like as long as they get triggered ;-)Of new functions in DE8 we try to give no return (empty string) if they are made to "do a job" rather than the normal function stuff of...

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SetState What is the syntax to make a text box show or hide following a Yes/No field

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SetState for Text Box

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Re:SetState What is the syntax to make a text box show or hide following a Yes/No field

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SetState() not working for subform and record1

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Re:SetState() not working for subform and record1

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Re:Re:SetState() not working for subform and record1

Thank you DataEase, you saved me again :) . For the records, it was the case thing. Oh, there is still a problem: if I create a derivation with some wrong cases (e.g. record1) and then change the case only, dataease will not actually change the deriva...

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Re:Re:Re:SetState() not working for subform and record1

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How to make SetState permanent when you get out of form.

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Product: Dataease [{8}]FIVE. Written by Ken Roth 24/09/15 at 18:11:48

Re:How to make SetState permanent when you get out of form.

Hallo KEN, what about global variable ? Maybe a solution......Kind regards markus...

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Re:Re:How to make SetState permanent when you get out of form.

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Setstate + CheckBox Field

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Re:Setstate CheckBox Field

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