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[Teamgreentech]

Hi All, here's a wierd one, I'm trying to hide a group of dialog elements by using Dialog Hide TAB1 and then Dialog Show, TAB2 which will have a number of different elements on it but when I run the script or compile and run the exe, The TAB1 hide and all the elements but
No TAB2 shows or any elements that were created after TAB2 was created.

Can anyone advise what I might be doing wrong or if my approach is wrong ?

Many thanks for any help that can be offered....

[Aslan]

I seem to remember something about having to use the LINE or GROUP element with Tabs due to the issue you just described.

Note: You don't have to use groups but you will have to use a Dialog Show or Hide for every element in the Tab if you don't.

Maybe you are using two Tab elements when you should be using one.
You don't add a TAB element for each tab in a set. The tabs themselves are defined in the Tab element separated by vertical bars "|"

Here is a sort of template for ya...

[Teamgreentech]

Hi Aslan, many thanks for getting backj to me so quickly that's magic and I kinda thought there would be an issue with using Group elements to sort this

I've done plenty of mini dialog scripts in the past with TAB elements but only needing one and yes I understand how to construct them but appreciate your thoughts to cover the issue there

This is the first sort of attempt to create two very separate area's one for Admin and configs etc and so want to have a group of elements on Tabs that are completely separate and not visable to the user so to speak

Your answer should give me enough to sort this but if you can think of any other useful tips they will all be appreciated.

[Teamgreentech]

Okay, so I've played around with this idea and basically could not get it to work at all

So I'm thinking maybe create a child window ?
Do you know whether there is a good example I could work from..
Don't get me wrong I would much prefer to use Group & Tab to create new screens so to speak than all that looping around to create child windows

Thanks in advance for any advice and suggestions on this....

[Teamgreentech]

Hi Aslan and anyone else who might be able to help, here's a snipet of code I am working on for this problem.
Perhaps there is something obvious here I just can't see

---Start Snippet-----
DIALOG ADD,GROUP,TAB1GROUP,93,2,1237,768
DIALOG ADD,TAB,TAB1,94,4,1237,768,Home|Packing|Rejections|Dispatch|Inwards|Packing Updates|Orders|Advanced Analytics|Live Statistics|Spray Records,,STYLE1,HAND
DIALOG ADD,BROWSER,Home,129,4,1229,727,http://domain/pms.php
DIALOG ADD,STATUS,STATUS1,Home Page
DIALOG ADD,BROWSER,Packing,333,6,1227,524,About:Blank
DIALOG ADD,BROWSER,PackHeader,120,6,1227,214,About:Blank
DIALOG ADD,BROWSER,Rejections,122,5,1233,737,About:Blank
DIALOG ADD,BROWSER,DispHeader,123,6,1227,207,About:Blank
DIALOG ADD,BROWSER,Dispatch,331,6,1227,576,About:Blank
DIALOG ADD,BROWSER,Inwards,121,3,1234,740,About:Blank
DIALOG ADD,BROWSER,PackingUpdates,123,7,1229,737,About:Blank
DIALOG ADD,BROWSER,Orders,124,8,1229,735,About:Blank
DIALOG ADD,BROWSER,AdvancedAnalytics,121,5,1233,737,About:Blank
DIALOG ADD,BROWSER,Statistics,122,6,1229,737,About:Blank
DIALOG ADD,BROWSER,SprayRecords,127,7,1229,732,About:Blank
DIALOG ADD,MENU,File,Open,Save,Save As,Print,Exit
DIALOG ADD,MENU,Settings,Administration,Users,Security,Variables,Exit
DIALOG ADD,BITMAP,Greenhouses,3,4,190,85,C:\TGTPMS\Images\Greenhouses.bmp,,STRETCH
DIALOG ADD,BITMAP,Trucks,3,1069,169,86,C:\TGTPMS\Images\TGG-Trucks.bmp,,STRETCH
DIALOG ADD,BITMAP,Teamgreen,3,441,383,79,C:\TGTPMS\Images\TeamGreen.bmp,,STRETCH
DIALOG ADD,BITMAP,Packline,4,896,169,84,C:\TGTPMS\Images\Packline.bmp,,STRETCH
DIALOG ADD,BITMAP,Strawbs,4,200,159,84,C:\TGTPMS\Images\Strawbs.bmp,,STRETCH
DIALOG ADD,GROUP,TAB2GROUP,141,70,1113,651
DIALOG ADD,TAB,TAB2,151,78,1097,628,Users|Administration|Security|Variables|Settings,,STYLE1,HAND
DIALOG ADD,BROWSER,Admin,227,95,1064,524,About:Blank
DIALOG SHOW
Dialog Hide,TAB2
Dialog Hide,TAB2GROUP
Dialog Hide,Packing
Dialog Hide,PackHeader
Dialog Hide,Rejections
Dialog Hide,Dispatch
Dialog Hide,DispHeader
Dialog Hide,Inwards
Dialog Hide,PackingUpdates
Dialog Hide,Orders
Dialog Hide,AdvancedAnalytics
Dialog Hide,Statistics
Dialog Hide,SprayRecords
Dialog Set,TAB1,Home

:Timer
%A = @Datetime(hh:nn:ss)
Dialog Set,Status1,%A %%Copyright

:Evloop
wait event,1
%E = @event()
If @null(%E)
Goto Timer
Else
Goto %E

:Administrationmenu
Dialog Hide,TAB1GROUP
Dialog Hide,TAB1
Dialog Show,TAB2GROUP
Dialog Show,TAB2
Dialog Set,TAB2,Administration
Dialog Show,Admin
Dialog Set,Admin,Http://Domain/blahblah.php
goto evloop

:AdministrationClick
%%Browser = "Administration"
Dialog Show,Administration
Dialog Set,TAB2,Admin
Dialog Set,Admin,Http://Domain/blahblah.php
goto evloop
-----End Snippet ----------

When I click on the Administration Menu, the menu click event runs and hids TAB1GROUP and TAB2GROUP is shown but the Browser element "Admin" does not show

[Aslan]

Ok, looking at your example, you can't create the second tab element inside the first one because the TAB element will act like a GROUP element as far as the elements contained in it. Create the second tab and its elements the outside the boundaries of the first making sure you place the elements inside the boundaries of the second tab then use "DIALOG SETPOS" to realign the second tab and the elements contained in it. You would use this same principal with GROUPS that you need in the same space on the dialog.

I modified your example (changed browser elements to lists for dialog designer purposes). Notice where I originally placed TAB2 and ADMIN then you will see where I reset the position with "DIALOG SETPOS".

Note: I didn't use groups since there is only one element on each tab.

[Teamgreentech]

Hi Aslan, great work around mate and got me away from the "Group" issue so many thanks for your pointers on this problem I would have been messing around for days with your help.

TTFN