Ask Dialog with Position Control

JRL · Post by **JRL** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:52 pm

This script was inspired by this thread. The script is useful if you want to simulate using an Ask> dialog that you can display at a specific position on the screen. If that functionality is unneeded, it's much easier to simply use the built in Macro Scheduler Ask> function.

The script could be used as an included script or you could just copy and paste it directly into your script. Somewhere toward the bottom of your script would be good place to put it so it's out of the way. It's unlikely you'll need to make any changes to it if you're using it for the intended purpose. Note the first few lines can be unremarked to provide a sample usage.

If you're interested, I've put more technical reading at the bottom of the post.

Questions or comments?

Hope this is useful,
Dick

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//Unremark the following two lines for example usage:
//GoSub>AskDialog,Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?,ResultVariable,300,20

//MDL>ResultVariable





//Usage:
//GoSub>AskDialog,Message Text,Result Variable,[Xposition],[Yposition]

SRT>AskDialog
Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=0
If>BuildAskDialogFlag={"BuildAskDialogFlag"}
Dialog>AskDialog
object AskDialog: TForm
  Alphablend = True
  AlphaBlendValue = 0
  AutoSize = True
  BorderIcons = []
  Caption = 'Confirm'
  ClientHeight = 100
  ClientWidth = 150
  Position = poScreenCenter
  object Panel1: TPanel
    Left = 0
    Top = 0
    Width = 150
    Height = 100
    Caption = ''
    BevelOuter = bvNone
  end
  object Label1: TLabel
    Left = 54
    Top = 13
    Width = 32
    Height = 13
    Caption = ''
  end
  object MSButton1: tMSButton
    Left = 9
    Top = 60
    Width = 62
    Height = 24
    Caption = '&Yes'
    TabOrder = 1
    Default = True
  end
  object MSButton2: tMSButton
    Left = 77
    Top = 60
    Width = 62
    Height = 24
    Caption = '&No'
    TabOrder = 2
  end
  object MSImage1: tMSImage
    Left = 11
    Top = 12
    Width = 33
    Height = 33
    Transparent = True
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  end
end
EndDialog>AskDialog
EndIf

AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton1,OnClick,AskDialogYes
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton2,OnClick,AskDialogNo
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,,OnClose,AskDialogNo

Let>BuildAskDialogFlag=0

Show>AskDialog
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Label1,Caption,AskDialog_var_1
GetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,AskDiaWide
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AutoSize,False
Add>AskDiaWide,20
If>AskDiaWide<170
  Let>AskDiaWide=170
Else
  Let>AskButton1X={round(9+((%AskDiaWide%-150)/2))}
  Let>AskButton2X={round(77+((%AskDiaWide%-150)/2))}
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton1,Left,AskButton1X
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton2,Left,AskButton2X
EndIf


SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Panel1,Visible,False
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,AskDiaWide
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Position,poScreenCenter
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Left,AskDialog_var_3
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Top,AskDialog_var_4
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AlphaBlendValue,255

Label>Loop
  If>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
    Goto>AskDialogEnd
  EndIf
Goto>Loop

SRT>AskDialogYes
  CloseDialog>AskDialog
  Let>%AskDialog_var_2%=YES
  Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
END>AskDialogYes

SRT>AskDialogNo
  CloseDialog>AskDialog
  Let>%AskDialog_var_2%=NO
  Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
END>AskDialogNo

Label>AskDialogEnd
Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=0
Let>AskDialog_var_1=
Let>AskDialog_var_2=
Let>AskDialog_var_3=
Let>AskDialog_var_4=
END>AskDialog

1) The dialog includes a png file that displays a question mark. I stole the image directly from a screen capture of the original Macro Scheduler Ask> dialog. Used msPaint, to crop the image down to a 33x33 pixel size and then used paint to modify the small question mark balloon image giving it an orange colored background. I used IrFanView to open the png file and resave it making the orange color the transparent color for the image. The purpose for this is so that no matter what color the dialog background is, only the question mark balloon will be seen, the image's rectangular background will be transparent. The image was imported into the dialog using Macro Scheduler's Dialog Designer. I placed, positioned and sized an image object, then typed the path and name of the question mark png file into the "LoadImage" property field.

2) If you study the script you may notice that the GoSub>AskDialog's second parameter is a scripter assignable result variable. There is a trick to get the subroutine to return a value to a scripter's variable assignment. The trick is more fully explained HERE. But the bottom line is that we assign the result of the dialog selection to the "value" of the "AskDialog_var_2" variable by putting percents around the "AskDialog_var_2" variable.
The line looks like: Let>%AskDialog_var_2%=YES and Let>%AskDialog_var_2%=NO. Since the value of "AskDialog_var_2" as assigned by the GoSub>AskDialog subroutine call is "ResultVariable" (in the sample GoSub line), The new value of "ResultVariable" becomes either "YES" or "NO".

[email protected] · Post by **[email protected]** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 2:24 am

JRL,
I had to make a couple of modifications to your script to take care of multiple lines in the Ask message.
In your original script if the message is more than 2 lines, the buttons are on top of the message.
In the attached modified script, I calculate the height of the dialog box with the multi-line message and set the buttons just above the bottom of the box.

[email protected] · Post by **[email protected]** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 2:26 am

I forgot to mention that I get multiple lines with the insertion of %CRLF% for long messages.

[email protected] · Post by **[email protected]** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 2:46 pm

JRL
I made additional changes. It was not handling larger number of lines well.
Also it was not resetting for subsequent ASK dialogs.
I believe it is working under all conditions now.

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//Unremark the following two lines for example usage:

//Let>Line1=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
//Let>Line2=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?
//Let>Line3=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
//Let>Line4=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?
//Let>Line5=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?
//Let>Line6=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?
//Let>Line7=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
//Let>Line8=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
//Let>Line9=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
//Let>Line10=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
//
//GoSub>AskDialog,%Line1%,ResultVariable,300,20
//GoSub>AskDialog,%Line2%,ResultVariable,300,20
//GoSub>AskDialog,%Line3%,ResultVariable,300,20
//GoSub>AskDialog,%Line4%,ResultVariable,300,20
//GoSub>AskDialog,%Line5%,ResultVariable,300,20
//GoSub>AskDialog,%Line6%,ResultVariable,300,20
//GoSub>AskDialog,%Line7%,ResultVariable,300,20
//GoSub>AskDialog,%Line8%,ResultVariable,300,20
//GoSub>AskDialog,%Line9%,ResultVariable,300,20
//GoSub>AskDialog,%Line10%,ResultVariable,300,20
//MDL>ResultVariable

//Usage:
//GoSub>AskDialog,Message Text,Result Variable,[Xposition],[Yposition]
SRT>AskDialog
Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=0
If>BuildAskDialogFlag={"BuildAskDialogFlag"}
Dialog>AskDialog
object AskDialog: TForm
  Alphablend = True
  AlphaBlendValue = 0
  AutoSize = True
  BorderIcons = []
  Caption = 'Confirm'
  ClientHeight = 100
  ClientWidth = 150
  Position = poScreenCenter
  object Panel1: TPanel
    Left = 0
    Top = 0
    Width = 150
    Height = 100
    Caption = ''
    BevelOuter = bvNone
  end
  object Label1: TLabel
    Left = 54
    Top = 13
    Width = 32
    Height = 13
    Caption = ''
  end
  object MSButton1: tMSButton
    Left = 9
    Top = 60
    Width = 62
    Height = 24
    Caption = '&Yes'
    TabOrder = 1
    Default = True
  end
  object MSButton2: tMSButton
    Left = 77
    Top = 60
    Width = 62
    Height = 24
    Caption = '&No'
    TabOrder = 2
  end
  object MSImage1: tMSImage
    Left = 11
    Top = 12
    Width = 33
    Height = 33
    Transparent = True
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  end
end
EndDialog>AskDialog
EndIf

AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton1,OnClick,AskDialogYes
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton2,OnClick,AskDialogNo
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,,OnClose,AskDialogNo

Let>BuildAskDialogFlag=0

Show>AskDialog
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AutoSize,True
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Label1,Caption,AskDialog_var_1
GetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,AskDiaWide
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AutoSize,False
Length>AskDialog_var_1,MsgLen
Let>AskDialogHigh={20+((Int(%MsgLen%)*6)/%AskDiaWide%)*25}
If>AskDialogHigh<100
    Let>AskDialogHigh=100
Endif
Add>AskDiaWide,20
If>AskDiaWide<170
  Let>AskDiaWide=170
Else
  Let>AskButton1X={round(9+((%AskDiaWide%-150)/2))}
  Let>AskButton2X={round(77+((%AskDiaWide%-150)/2))}
  Let>AskButton1Y={%AskDialogHigh%-30}
  Let>AskButton2Y={%AskDialogHigh%-30}
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton1,Left,AskButton1X
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton2,Left,AskButton2X
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton1,Top,AskButton1Y
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton2,Top,AskButton2Y
EndIf

SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Panel1,Visible,False
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,AskDiaWide
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientHeight,AskDialogHigh
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Position,poScreenCenter
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Left,AskDialog_var_3
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Top,AskDialog_var_4
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AlphaBlendValue,255
Label>Loop
  If>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
    Goto>AskDialogEnd
  EndIf
Goto>Loop
SRT>AskDialogYes
  CloseDialog>AskDialog
  Let>%AskDialog_var_2%=YES
  Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
END>AskDialogYes
SRT>AskDialogNo
  CloseDialog>AskDialog
  Let>%AskDialog_var_2%=NO
  Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
END>AskDialogNo
Label>AskDialogEnd
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,150
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientHeight,100
Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=0
Let>AskDialog_var_1=
Let>AskDialog_var_2=
Let>AskDialog_var_3=
Let>AskDialog_var_4=
END>AskDialog

JRL · Post by **JRL** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 3:56 pm

Mick,
Testing your last code, using 10 lines, the buttons covered the bottom of the text on my computer so I remarked your height calculation and put in a different one. How does this work for you using "line10" (which is already unremarked)

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//Unremark the following two lines for example usage:
//Let>Line1=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
//Let>Line2=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?
//Let>Line3=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
//Let>Line4=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?
//Let>Line5=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?
//Let>Line6=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?
//Let>Line7=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
//Let>Line8=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
//Let>Line9=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
Let>Line10=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?%crlf%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?%crlf%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?%crlf%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?%crlf%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?%crlf%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
//
//GoSub>AskDialog,%Line1%,ResultVariable,300,20
//GoSub>AskDialog,%Line2%,ResultVariable,300,20
//GoSub>AskDialog,%Line3%,ResultVariable,300,20
//GoSub>AskDialog,%Line4%,ResultVariable,300,20
//GoSub>AskDialog,%Line5%,ResultVariable,300,20
//GoSub>AskDialog,%Line6%,ResultVariable,300,20
//GoSub>AskDialog,%Line7%,ResultVariable,300,20
//GoSub>AskDialog,%Line8%,ResultVariable,300,20
//GoSub>AskDialog,%Line9%,ResultVariable,300,20
GoSub>AskDialog,%Line10%,ResultVariable,300,20
//MDL>ResultVariable

//Usage:
//GoSub>AskDialog,Message Text,Result Variable,[Xposition],[Yposition]
SRT>AskDialog
Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=0
If>BuildAskDialogFlag={"BuildAskDialogFlag"}
Dialog>AskDialog
object AskDialog: TForm
  Alphablend = True
  AlphaBlendValue = 0
  AutoSize = True
  BorderIcons = []
  Caption = 'Confirm'
  ClientHeight = 100
  ClientWidth = 150
  Position = poScreenCenter
  object Panel1: TPanel
    Left = 0
    Top = 0
    Width = 150
    Height = 100
    Caption = ''
    BevelOuter = bvNone
  end
  object Label1: TLabel
    Left = 54
    Top = 13
    Width = 32
    Height = 13
    Caption = ''
  end
  object MSButton1: tMSButton
    Left = 9
    Top = 60
    Width = 62
    Height = 24
    Caption = '&Yes'
    TabOrder = 1
    Default = True
  end
  object MSButton2: tMSButton
    Left = 77
    Top = 60
    Width = 62
    Height = 24
    Caption = '&No'
    TabOrder = 2
  end
  object MSImage1: tMSImage
    Left = 11
    Top = 12
    Width = 33
    Height = 33
    Transparent = True
        Picture.Data = {
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  end
end
EndDialog>AskDialog
EndIf
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton1,OnClick,AskDialogYes
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton2,OnClick,AskDialogNo
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,,OnClose,AskDialogNo
Let>BuildAskDialogFlag=0
Show>AskDialog
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AutoSize,True
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Label1,Caption,AskDialog_var_1
GetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,AskDiaWide
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AutoSize,False


Separate>AskDialog_var_1,crlf,vAskDialogLine
Let>AskDialogHigh={(%vAskDialogLine_Count%*13)+60}

/*
Length>AskDialog_var_1,MsgLen
Let>AskDialogHigh={20+((Int(%MsgLen%)*6)/%AskDiaWide%)*25}
*/


If>AskDialogHigh<100
    Let>AskDialogHigh=100
Endif
Add>AskDiaWide,20
If>AskDiaWide<170
  Let>AskDiaWide=170
Else
  Let>AskButton1X={round(9+((%AskDiaWide%-150)/2))}
  Let>AskButton2X={round(77+((%AskDiaWide%-150)/2))}
  Let>AskButton1Y={%AskDialogHigh%-30}
  Let>AskButton2Y={%AskDialogHigh%-30}
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton1,Left,AskButton1X
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton2,Left,AskButton2X
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton1,Top,AskButton1Y
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton2,Top,AskButton2Y
EndIf
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Panel1,Visible,False
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,AskDiaWide
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientHeight,AskDialogHigh
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Position,poScreenCenter
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Left,AskDialog_var_3
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Top,AskDialog_var_4
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AlphaBlendValue,255
Label>Loop
  If>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
    Goto>AskDialogEnd
  EndIf
Goto>Loop
SRT>AskDialogYes
  CloseDialog>AskDialog
  Let>%AskDialog_var_2%=YES
  Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
END>AskDialogYes
SRT>AskDialogNo
  CloseDialog>AskDialog
  Let>%AskDialog_var_2%=NO
  Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
END>AskDialogNo
Label>AskDialogEnd
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,150
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientHeight,100
Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=0
Let>AskDialog_var_1=
Let>AskDialog_var_2=
Let>AskDialog_var_3=
Let>AskDialog_var_4=
END>AskDialog

[email protected] · Post by **[email protected]** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 4:41 pm

JRL,
Yes it works fine on my screen.
I had considered your approach but tried to do it without counting CRLFs incase someone just used CR or LF, but it is more accurate to do the count. So I just added this comment line under Usage:
//Separate multi-line messages with %CRLF% not just %CR% or %LF%

Thank you very much for your help.

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//Unremark the following five lines for example usage:
//Let>Lines=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
//GoSub>AskDialog,%Lines%,ResultVariable,300,20
//MDL>ResultVariable

//Edit - 01/19/2015
//SetDialogObjectFocus>AskDialog,MSButton1
//Let>ResultVariable={"ResultVariable"}

//The previous line is necessary to reset the text for repeat usage of the dialog.  The position of the the line in your code
//should be immediately after the result variable is used.  In the example it is right after the result is displayed.
//Thank you jpuziano for discovering there is an issue when the line is not included.

//Usage:
//GoSub>AskDialog,Message Text,Result Variable,[Xposition],[Yposition]
//Separate multi-line messages with %CRLF% not just %CR% or %LF%

SRT>AskDialog
Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=0
If>BuildAskDialogFlag={"BuildAskDialogFlag"}
Dialog>AskDialog
object AskDialog: TForm
  Alphablend = True
  AlphaBlendValue = 0
  AutoSize = True
  BorderIcons = []
  Caption = 'Confirm'
  ClientHeight = 100
  ClientWidth = 150
  Position = poScreenCenter
  object Panel1: TPanel
    Left = 0
    Top = 0
    Width = 150
    Height = 100
    Caption = ''
    BevelOuter = bvNone
  end
  object Label1: TLabel
    Left = 54
    Top = 13
    Width = 32
    Height = 13
    Caption = ''
  end
  object MSButton1: tMSButton
    Left = 9
    Top = 60
    Width = 62
    Height = 24
    Caption = '&Yes'
    TabOrder = 1
    Default = True
  end
  object MSButton2: tMSButton
    Left = 77
    Top = 60
    Width = 62
    Height = 24
    Caption = '&No'
    TabOrder = 2
  end
  object MSImage1: tMSImage
    Left = 11
    Top = 12
    Width = 33
    Height = 33
    Transparent = True
        Picture.Data = {
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end
EndDialog>AskDialog
EndIf
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton1,OnClick,AskDialogYes
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton2,OnClick,AskDialogNo
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,,OnClose,AskDialogNo
Let>BuildAskDialogFlag=0
Show>AskDialog
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AutoSize,True
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Label1,Caption,AskDialog_var_1
GetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,AskDiaWide
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AutoSize,False


Separate>AskDialog_var_1,crlf,vAskDialogLine
Let>AskDialogHigh={(%vAskDialogLine_Count%*13)+60}

/*
Length>AskDialog_var_1,MsgLen
Let>AskDialogHigh={20+((Int(%MsgLen%)*6)/%AskDiaWide%)*25}
*/


If>AskDialogHigh<100
    Let>AskDialogHigh=100
Endif
Add>AskDiaWide,20
If>AskDiaWide<170
  Let>AskDiaWide=170
Else
  Let>AskButton1X={round(9+((%AskDiaWide%-150)/2))}
  Let>AskButton2X={round(77+((%AskDiaWide%-150)/2))}
  Let>AskButton1Y={%AskDialogHigh%-30}
  Let>AskButton2Y={%AskDialogHigh%-30}
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton1,Left,AskButton1X
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton2,Left,AskButton2X
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton1,Top,AskButton1Y
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton2,Top,AskButton2Y
EndIf
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Panel1,Visible,False
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,AskDiaWide
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientHeight,AskDialogHigh
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Position,poScreenCenter
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Left,AskDialog_var_3
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Top,AskDialog_var_4
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AlphaBlendValue,255
Label>Loop
  If>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
    Goto>AskDialogEnd
  EndIf
Goto>Loop
SRT>AskDialogYes
  CloseDialog>AskDialog
  Let>%AskDialog_var_2%=YES
  Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
END>AskDialogYes
SRT>AskDialogNo
  CloseDialog>AskDialog
  Let>%AskDialog_var_2%=NO
  Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
END>AskDialogNo
Label>AskDialogEnd
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,150
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientHeight,100
Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=0
Let>AskDialog_var_1=
Let>AskDialog_var_2=
Let>AskDialog_var_3=
Let>AskDialog_var_4=
END>AskDialog

jpuziano · Post by **jpuziano** » Mon Jan 19, 2015 8:02 pm

Hi JRL,

Thanks for posting the change to your code above:

JRL's example code above wrote://Edit - 01/19/2015//SetDialogObjectFocus>AskDialog,MSButton1
//Let>ResultVariable={"ResultVariable"}
//The previous line is necessary to reset the text for repeat usage of the dialog. The position of the the line in your code
//should be immediately after the result variable is used. In the example it is right after the result is displayed.
//Thank you jpuziano for discovering there is an issue when the line is not included.

But what happens if you don't make use of the result variable right away in the code? Code can branch off and there may be multiple places where you might want to use the result variable so potentially you might have to reset this in multiple places.

A simple solution might be to store the value of ResultVariable in another variable immediately after using the subroutine like this:

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GoSub>AskDialog,%Lines%,ResultVariable,300,20

//save the result in myResultVariable which can be used any time
Let>myResultVariable=ResultVariable

//reset ResultVariable for next usage of the AskDialog subroutine
Let>ResultVariable={"ResultVariable"}

But that seems clunky as it is extra lines of code you must remember to insert after the GoSub> line.

Below is a solution to this with a small one-line modification to the AskDialog subroutine so that you don't need those extra lines of code, just call the AskDialog subroutine and use the result at any time after that, nothing to reset.

out-take from full code below wrote://JP - line below allows repeat usage of AskDialog without having to reset anything AFTER we use the result
//however the 2nd parameter (variable name) we pass in to this subroutine must be: AskDialogResultVariable
Let>AskDialog_var_2={"AskDialogResultVariable"}

Note that ResultVariable is pretty generic for a variable name so for clarity I used AskDialogResultVariable instead.

JRL I also inserted your line to keep the AskDialog defaulting on the Yes button when it opens into the subroutine, see below:

another out-take from full code below wrote://JP - line below ensures when AskDialog opens, the Yes button will always have focus
//that way, it only takes a single tap of the Tab key to shift focus to the No button
SetDialogObjectFocus>AskDialog,MSButton1

Below I show JRL's example with the above modifications. Two calls to the Ask Dialog subroutine are included so you can run this as-is to see that whatever choices you choose, they will be registered correctly. Also the Yes button will always have focus when the Ask Dialog opens no matter what choice you made the first time around:

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//Unremark the following five lines for example usage:
Let>Lines=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
GoSub>AskDialog,%Lines%,AskDialogResultVariable,300,20
MDL>AskDialogResultVariable

Let>Lines=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
GoSub>AskDialog,%Lines%,AskDialogResultVariable,300,20
MDL>AskDialogResultVariable

//Edit - 01/19/2015
//SetDialogObjectFocus>AskDialog,MSButton1
//Let>ResultVariable={"ResultVariable"}
//The previous line is necessary to reset the text for repeat usage of the dialog.  The position of the the line in your code
//should be immediately after the result variable is used.  In the example it is right after the result is displayed.
//Thank you jpuziano for discovering there is an issue when the line is not included.
//Usage:
//GoSub>AskDialog,Message Text,Result Variable,[Xposition],[Yposition]
//Separate multi-line messages with %CRLF% not just %CR% or %LF%
SRT>AskDialog
Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=0
//JP - line below allows repeat usage of AskDialog without having to reset anything AFTER we use the result
//however the 2nd parameter (variable name) we pass in to this subroutine must be: AskDialogResultVariable
Let>AskDialog_var_2={"AskDialogResultVariable"}
If>BuildAskDialogFlag={"BuildAskDialogFlag"}
Dialog>AskDialog
object AskDialog: TForm
  Alphablend = True
  AlphaBlendValue = 0
  AutoSize = True
  BorderIcons = []
  Caption = 'Confirm'
  ClientHeight = 100
  ClientWidth = 150
  Position = poScreenCenter
  object Panel1: TPanel
    Left = 0
    Top = 0
    Width = 150
    Height = 100
    Caption = ''
    BevelOuter = bvNone
  end
  object Label1: TLabel
    Left = 54
    Top = 13
    Width = 32
    Height = 13
    Caption = ''
  end
  object MSButton1: tMSButton
    Left = 9
    Top = 60
    Width = 62
    Height = 24
    Caption = '&Yes'
    TabOrder = 1
    Default = True
  end
  object MSButton2: tMSButton
    Left = 77
    Top = 60
    Width = 62
    Height = 24
    Caption = '&No'
    TabOrder = 2
  end
  object MSImage1: tMSImage
    Left = 11
    Top = 12
    Width = 33
    Height = 33
    Transparent = True
        Picture.Data = {
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end
EndDialog>AskDialog
EndIf
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton1,OnClick,AskDialogYes
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton2,OnClick,AskDialogNo
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,,OnClose,AskDialogNo
Let>BuildAskDialogFlag=0

//JP - line below ensures when AskDialog opens, the Yes button will always have focus
//that way, it only takes a single tap of the Tab key to shift focus to the No button 
SetDialogObjectFocus>AskDialog,MSButton1

Show>AskDialog
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AutoSize,True
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Label1,Caption,AskDialog_var_1
GetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,AskDiaWide
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AutoSize,False
Separate>AskDialog_var_1,crlf,vAskDialogLine
Let>AskDialogHigh={(%vAskDialogLine_Count%*13)+60}

/*
Length>AskDialog_var_1,MsgLen
Let>AskDialogHigh={20+((Int(%MsgLen%)*6)/%AskDiaWide%)*25}
*/
If>AskDialogHigh<100
    Let>AskDialogHigh=100
Endif
Add>AskDiaWide,20
If>AskDiaWide<170
  Let>AskDiaWide=170
Else
  Let>AskButton1X={round(9+((%AskDiaWide%-150)/2))}
  Let>AskButton2X={round(77+((%AskDiaWide%-150)/2))}
  Let>AskButton1Y={%AskDialogHigh%-30}
  Let>AskButton2Y={%AskDialogHigh%-30}
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton1,Left,AskButton1X
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton2,Left,AskButton2X
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton1,Top,AskButton1Y
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton2,Top,AskButton2Y
EndIf
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Panel1,Visible,False
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,AskDiaWide
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientHeight,AskDialogHigh
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Position,poScreenCenter
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Left,AskDialog_var_3
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Top,AskDialog_var_4
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AlphaBlendValue,255
Label>Loop
  If>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
    Goto>AskDialogEnd
  EndIf
Goto>Loop
SRT>AskDialogYes
  CloseDialog>AskDialog
  Let>%AskDialog_var_2%=YES
  Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
END>AskDialogYes
SRT>AskDialogNo
  CloseDialog>AskDialog
  Let>%AskDialog_var_2%=NO
  Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
END>AskDialogNo
Label>AskDialogEnd
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,150
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientHeight,100
Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=0
Let>AskDialog_var_1=
Let>AskDialog_var_2=
Let>AskDialog_var_3=
Let>AskDialog_var_4=
END>AskDialog

Note that we do have a dependency when we write the GoSub line:

GoSub>AskDialog,%Lines%,AskDialogResultVariable,300,20

We MUST use the variable name AskDialogResultVariable or this isn't going to work for subsequent uses... so I might remind myself of this fact by including the following Usage comment lines at the top of the subroutine... and maybe even before each time I use the GoSub line like so...

//Usage:
//GoSub>AskDialog,Message Text,AskDialogResultVariable,[Xposition],[Yposition]
//2nd parameter (variable name) passed in MUST BE AskDialogResultVariable or subsequent uses will fail
//Separate multi-line messages with %CRLF% not just %CR% or %LF%
GoSub>AskDialog,%Lines%,AskDialogResultVariable,300,20

Now here's the challenge...

Who out there can modify JRL's excellent routine so that IT DOES NOT MATTER what variable name we pass in as the second parameter on the GoSub line... and not require us to reset anything after returning from the GoSub... just use the variable later whenever.

That would allow us to pass in a variable name that will make sense later in the code... instead of just AskDialogResultVariable... we might have:

do_we_need_a_search_screen=YES
add_tax=NO
do_obvious_variable_names_make_sense=YES

Thanks again for posting this very helpful routine JRL... and looking forward to see if anyone can answer the challenge above.

JRL · Post by **JRL** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 2:56 am

Who out there can modify JRL's excellent routine so that IT DOES NOT MATTER what variable name we pass in as the second parameter on the GoSub line...

I'm likely the only other person on the planet who cares enough to make any attempt.

Does this work for you? Works for me.

Made the parameter in the subroutine call explicit text rather than resetting to explicit text. don't know why I didn't do this to begin with. (Perhaps you'll let me know why when you tell me that this doesn't work.)

Also remarked out the Let>AskDialog_var_2={"AskDialogResultVariable"} line

Also created a loop so you can run the dialog over and over until you press ctrl + esc or pick the stop button.

Code: Select all

Label>ReDo
Let>Lines=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
GoSub>AskDialog,%Lines%,{"XYZ"},300,20
MDL>XYZ
Goto>ReDo


//Edit - 01/19/2015
//SetDialogObjectFocus>AskDialog,MSButton1
//Let>ResultVariable={"ResultVariable"}
//The previous line is necessary to reset the text for repeat usage of the dialog.  The position of the the line in your code
//should be immediately after the result variable is used.  In the example it is right after the result is displayed.
//Thank you jpuziano for discovering there is an issue when the line is not included.
//Usage:
//GoSub>AskDialog,Message Text,Result Variable,[Xposition],[Yposition]
//Separate multi-line messages with %CRLF% not just %CR% or %LF%
SRT>AskDialog
Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=0
//JRL - removed the line below
//JP - line below allows repeat usage of AskDialog without having to reset anything AFTER we use the result
//however the 2nd parameter (variable name) we pass in to this subroutine must be: AskDialogResultVariable
//Let>AskDialog_var_2={"AskDialogResultVariable"}
If>BuildAskDialogFlag={"BuildAskDialogFlag"}
Dialog>AskDialog
object AskDialog: TForm
  Alphablend = True
  AlphaBlendValue = 0
  AutoSize = True
  BorderIcons = []
  Caption = 'Confirm'
  ClientHeight = 100
  ClientWidth = 150
  Position = poScreenCenter
  object Panel1: TPanel
    Left = 0
    Top = 0
    Width = 150
    Height = 100
    Caption = ''
    BevelOuter = bvNone
  end
  object Label1: TLabel
    Left = 54
    Top = 13
    Width = 32
    Height = 13
    Caption = ''
  end
  object MSButton1: tMSButton
    Left = 9
    Top = 60
    Width = 62
    Height = 24
    Caption = '&Yes'
    TabOrder = 1
    Default = True
  end
  object MSButton2: tMSButton
    Left = 77
    Top = 60
    Width = 62
    Height = 24
    Caption = '&No'
    TabOrder = 2
  end
  object MSImage1: tMSImage
    Left = 11
    Top = 12
    Width = 33
    Height = 33
    Transparent = True
        Picture.Data = {
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end
EndDialog>AskDialog
EndIf
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton1,OnClick,AskDialogYes
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton2,OnClick,AskDialogNo
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,,OnClose,AskDialogNo
Let>BuildAskDialogFlag=0

//JP - line below ensures when AskDialog opens, the Yes button will always have focus
//that way, it only takes a single tap of the Tab key to shift focus to the No button 
SetDialogObjectFocus>AskDialog,MSButton1

Show>AskDialog
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AutoSize,True
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Label1,Caption,AskDialog_var_1
GetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,AskDiaWide
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AutoSize,False
Separate>AskDialog_var_1,crlf,vAskDialogLine
Let>AskDialogHigh={(%vAskDialogLine_Count%*13)+60}

/*
Length>AskDialog_var_1,MsgLen
Let>AskDialogHigh={20+((Int(%MsgLen%)*6)/%AskDiaWide%)*25}
*/
If>AskDialogHigh<100
    Let>AskDialogHigh=100
Endif
Add>AskDiaWide,20
If>AskDiaWide<170
  Let>AskDiaWide=170
Else
  Let>AskButton1X={round(9+((%AskDiaWide%-150)/2))}
  Let>AskButton2X={round(77+((%AskDiaWide%-150)/2))}
  Let>AskButton1Y={%AskDialogHigh%-30}
  Let>AskButton2Y={%AskDialogHigh%-30}
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton1,Left,AskButton1X
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton2,Left,AskButton2X
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton1,Top,AskButton1Y
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton2,Top,AskButton2Y
EndIf
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Panel1,Visible,False
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,AskDiaWide
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientHeight,AskDialogHigh
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Position,poScreenCenter
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Left,AskDialog_var_3
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Top,AskDialog_var_4
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AlphaBlendValue,255
Label>Loop
  If>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
    Goto>AskDialogEnd
  EndIf
Goto>Loop
SRT>AskDialogYes
  CloseDialog>AskDialog
  Let>%AskDialog_var_2%=YES
  Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
END>AskDialogYes
SRT>AskDialogNo
  CloseDialog>AskDialog
  Let>%AskDialog_var_2%=NO
  Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
END>AskDialogNo
Label>AskDialogEnd
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,150
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientHeight,100
Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=0
Let>AskDialog_var_1=
Let>AskDialog_var_2=
Let>AskDialog_var_3=
Let>AskDialog_var_4=
END>AskDialog

jpuziano · Post by **jpuziano** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 7:28 pm

JRL wrote:Made the parameter in the subroutine call explicit text rather than resetting to explicit text. don't know why I didn't do this to begin with. (Perhaps you'll let me know why when you tell me that this doesn't work.)

JRL that works great... now I can use a variety of result variables and use their values later at any time and not have to add extra code to "reset" them after use (or ever).

JRL wrote:Also remarked out the Let>AskDialog_var_2={"AskDialogResultVariable"} line

Yup, not needed anymore.

JRL wrote:Also created a loop so you can run the dialog over and over until you press ctrl + esc or pick the stop button.

Sure. Ctrl + Esc or the Stop button both work to stop it.

Sidenote: I found something weird when I right-clicked the Macro Scheduler systray icon (yellow robot head) though. The right-click systray menu appears and if you run from the MS main window, Stop will not be grayed out and it will work if you use the mouse to click it... however the keyboard shortcut shown next to Stop in the right-click systray menu is Ctrl+B and when I hit Ctrl+B it does nothing. I am running Macro Scheduler Pro 14.2.02 - do you see the same thing JRL?

Anyway, made a few more changes to this... First there was a bit of flashing of AskDialog appearing in different places on the screen. I solved this with your usual trick of making it invisible first... I added the lines below just ahead of Show>AskDialog:

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//Alphablend the dialog down to 0 so it is invisible
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AlphaBlend,True
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AlphaBlendValue,0

I see you already had the alphablend statement in there just before entering the Loop so I figure you just forgot to make it invisible first. This solves the flashing problem...

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SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AlphaBlendValue,255
Label>Loop
  If>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
    Goto>AskDialogEnd
  EndIf
Goto>Loop

I also moved the lines below up as I think they only need to be run once... and it seems to work fine. Someone please let me know if this is not good form.

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EndDialog>AskDialog

//JP - moved these lines inside the If/EndIf as they only need to run once when dialog instantiated
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton1,OnClick,AskDialogYes
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton2,OnClick,AskDialogNo
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,,OnClose,AskDialogNo
Let>BuildAskDialogFlag=0

EndIf
//AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton1,OnClick,AskDialogYes
//AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton2,OnClick,AskDialogNo
//AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,,OnClose,AskDialogNo
//Let>BuildAskDialogFlag=0

And I changed the text in Lines slightly, to better show that lines break at each embedded %CRLF% and that %CRLF%%CRLF% is honored and will produce a blank line...

So here's the code:

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Label>ReDo
//Let>Lines=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
Let>Lines=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've%CRLF%ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever%CRLF%worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked%CRLF%with?%CRLF%%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
GoSub>AskDialog,Lines,{"XYZ"},300,20
MDL>XYZ
Goto>ReDo

//Edit - 01/19/2015
//SetDialogObjectFocus>AskDialog,MSButton1
//Let>ResultVariable={"ResultVariable"}
//The previous line is necessary to reset the text for repeat usage of the dialog.  The position of the the line in your code
//should be immediately after the result variable is used.  In the example it is right after the result is displayed.
//Thank you jpuziano for discovering there is an issue when the line is not included.
//Usage:
//GoSub>AskDialog,Message Text,Result Variable,[Xposition],[Yposition]
//Separate multi-line messages with %CRLF% not just %CR% or %LF%
SRT>AskDialog
Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=0
//JRL - removed the line below
//JP - line below allows repeat usage of AskDialog without having to reset anything AFTER we use the result
//however the 2nd parameter (variable name) we pass in to this subroutine must be: AskDialogResultVariable
//Let>AskDialog_var_2={"AskDialogResultVariable"}
If>BuildAskDialogFlag={"BuildAskDialogFlag"}
Dialog>AskDialog
object AskDialog: TForm
  Alphablend = True
  AlphaBlendValue = 0
  AutoSize = True
  BorderIcons = []
  Caption = 'Confirm'
  ClientHeight = 100
  ClientWidth = 150
  Position = poScreenCenter
  object Panel1: TPanel
    Left = 0
    Top = 0
    Width = 150
    Height = 100
    Caption = ''
    BevelOuter = bvNone
  end
  object Label1: TLabel
    Left = 54
    Top = 13
    Width = 32
    Height = 13
    Caption = ''
  end
  object MSButton1: tMSButton
    Left = 9
    Top = 60
    Width = 62
    Height = 24
    Caption = '&Yes'
    TabOrder = 1
    Default = True
  end
  object MSButton2: tMSButton
    Left = 77
    Top = 60
    Width = 62
    Height = 24
    Caption = '&No'
    TabOrder = 2
  end
  object MSImage1: tMSImage
    Left = 11
    Top = 12
    Width = 33
    Height = 33
    Transparent = True
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end
EndDialog>AskDialog

//JP - moved these lines inside the If/EndIf as they only need to run once when dialog instantiated
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton1,OnClick,AskDialogYes
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton2,OnClick,AskDialogNo
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,,OnClose,AskDialogNo
Let>BuildAskDialogFlag=0

EndIf
//AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton1,OnClick,AskDialogYes
//AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton2,OnClick,AskDialogNo
//AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,,OnClose,AskDialogNo
//Let>BuildAskDialogFlag=0

//JP - line below ensures when AskDialog opens, the Yes button will always have focus
//that way, it only takes a single tap of the Tab key to shift focus to the No button 
SetDialogObjectFocus>AskDialog,MSButton1

//Alphablend the dialog down to 0 so it is invisible
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AlphaBlend,True
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AlphaBlendValue,0

Show>AskDialog

SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AutoSize,True
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Label1,Caption,AskDialog_var_1
GetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,AskDiaWide
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AutoSize,False
Separate>AskDialog_var_1,crlf,vAskDialogLine
Let>AskDialogHigh={(%vAskDialogLine_Count%*13)+60}

/*
Length>AskDialog_var_1,MsgLen
Let>AskDialogHigh={20+((Int(%MsgLen%)*6)/%AskDiaWide%)*25}
*/
If>AskDialogHigh<100
    Let>AskDialogHigh=100
Endif
Add>AskDiaWide,20
If>AskDiaWide<170
  Let>AskDiaWide=170
Else
  Let>AskButton1X={round(9+((%AskDiaWide%-150)/2))}
  Let>AskButton2X={round(77+((%AskDiaWide%-150)/2))}
  Let>AskButton1Y={%AskDialogHigh%-30}
  Let>AskButton2Y={%AskDialogHigh%-30}
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton1,Left,AskButton1X
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton2,Left,AskButton2X
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton1,Top,AskButton1Y
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton2,Top,AskButton2Y
EndIf
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Panel1,Visible,False
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,AskDiaWide
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientHeight,AskDialogHigh
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Position,poScreenCenter
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Left,AskDialog_var_3
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Top,AskDialog_var_4
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AlphaBlendValue,255
Label>Loop
  If>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
    Goto>AskDialogEnd
  EndIf
Goto>Loop
SRT>AskDialogYes
  CloseDialog>AskDialog
  Let>%AskDialog_var_2%=YES
  Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
END>AskDialogYes
SRT>AskDialogNo
  CloseDialog>AskDialog
  Let>%AskDialog_var_2%=NO
  Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
END>AskDialogNo
Label>AskDialogEnd
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,150
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientHeight,100
Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=0
Let>AskDialog_var_1=
Let>AskDialog_var_2=
Let>AskDialog_var_3=
Let>AskDialog_var_4=
END>AskDialog

Only ONE problem remains...

The first time this runs, the positioning of the text within the AskDialog is very nice, good spacing on all sides. However on the next use, the positioning of the text is worse... spacing not so well calculated.

I tried a few things but at the moment can't see why this is happening. Can you JRL?

JRL · Post by **JRL** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 9:07 pm

Only ONE problem remains...

Probably caused by autosize. Just moved the two objects back to their original positions after turning off autosize

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Label>ReDo
//Let>Lines=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
Let>Lines=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've%CRLF%ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever%CRLF%worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked%CRLF%with?%CRLF%%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
GoSub>AskDialog,Lines,{"XYZ"},300,20
MDL>XYZ
Goto>ReDo
//Edit - 01/19/2015
//SetDialogObjectFocus>AskDialog,MSButton1
//Let>ResultVariable={"ResultVariable"}
//The previous line is necessary to reset the text for repeat usage of the dialog.  The position of the the line in your code
//should be immediately after the result variable is used.  In the example it is right after the result is displayed.
//Thank you jpuziano for discovering there is an issue when the line is not included.
//Usage:
//GoSub>AskDialog,Message Text,Result Variable,[Xposition],[Yposition]
//Separate multi-line messages with %CRLF% not just %CR% or %LF%
SRT>AskDialog
Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=0
//JRL - removed the line below
//JP - line below allows repeat usage of AskDialog without having to reset anything AFTER we use the result
//however the 2nd parameter (variable name) we pass in to this subroutine must be: AskDialogResultVariable
//Let>AskDialog_var_2={"AskDialogResultVariable"}
If>BuildAskDialogFlag={"BuildAskDialogFlag"}
Dialog>AskDialog
object AskDialog: TForm
  Alphablend = True
  AlphaBlendValue = 0
  AutoSize = True
  BorderIcons = []
  Caption = 'Confirm'
  ClientHeight = 100
  ClientWidth = 150
  Position = poScreenCenter
  object Panel1: TPanel
    Left = 0
    Top = 0
    Width = 150
    Height = 100
    Caption = ''
    BevelOuter = bvNone
  end
  object Label1: TLabel
    Left = 54
    Top = 13
    Width = 32
    Height = 13
    Caption = ''
  end
  object MSButton1: tMSButton
    Left = 9
    Top = 60
    Width = 62
    Height = 24
    Caption = '&Yes'
    TabOrder = 1
    Default = True
  end
  object MSButton2: tMSButton
    Left = 77
    Top = 60
    Width = 62
    Height = 24
    Caption = '&No'
    TabOrder = 2
  end
  object MSImage1: tMSImage
    Left = 11
    Top = 12
    Width = 33
    Height = 33
    Transparent = True
        Picture.Data = {
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end
EndDialog>AskDialog
//JP - moved these lines inside the If/EndIf as they only need to run once when dialog instantiated
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton1,OnClick,AskDialogYes
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton2,OnClick,AskDialogNo
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,,OnClose,AskDialogNo
Let>BuildAskDialogFlag=0
EndIf
//AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton1,OnClick,AskDialogYes
//AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton2,OnClick,AskDialogNo
//AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,,OnClose,AskDialogNo
//Let>BuildAskDialogFlag=0
//JP - line below ensures when AskDialog opens, the Yes button will always have focus
//that way, it only takes a single tap of the Tab key to shift focus to the No button 
SetDialogObjectFocus>AskDialog,MSButton1
//Alphablend the dialog down to 0 so it is invisible
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AlphaBlend,True
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AlphaBlendValue,0
Show>AskDialog
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AutoSize,True
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Label1,Caption,AskDialog_var_1
GetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,AskDiaWide
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AutoSize,False

//JRL - added the next four lines to return the label and image to their
//original positions after being shifted by the dialog autosize.
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Label1,Left,54
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Label1,Top,13
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSImage1,Left,11
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSImage1,Top,12

Separate>AskDialog_var_1,crlf,vAskDialogLine
Let>AskDialogHigh={(%vAskDialogLine_Count%*13)+60}
/*
Length>AskDialog_var_1,MsgLen
Let>AskDialogHigh={20+((Int(%MsgLen%)*6)/%AskDiaWide%)*25}
*/
If>AskDialogHigh<100
    Let>AskDialogHigh=100
Endif
Add>AskDiaWide,20
If>AskDiaWide<170
  Let>AskDiaWide=170
Else
  Let>AskButton1X={round(9+((%AskDiaWide%-150)/2))}
  Let>AskButton2X={round(77+((%AskDiaWide%-150)/2))}
  Let>AskButton1Y={%AskDialogHigh%-30}
  Let>AskButton2Y={%AskDialogHigh%-30}
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton1,Left,AskButton1X
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton2,Left,AskButton2X
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton1,Top,AskButton1Y
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton2,Top,AskButton2Y
EndIf
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Panel1,Visible,False
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,AskDiaWide
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientHeight,AskDialogHigh
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Position,poScreenCenter
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Left,AskDialog_var_3
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Top,AskDialog_var_4
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AlphaBlendValue,255
Label>Loop
  If>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
    Goto>AskDialogEnd
  EndIf
Goto>Loop
SRT>AskDialogYes
  CloseDialog>AskDialog
  Let>%AskDialog_var_2%=YES
  Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
END>AskDialogYes
SRT>AskDialogNo
  CloseDialog>AskDialog
  Let>%AskDialog_var_2%=NO
  Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
END>AskDialogNo
Label>AskDialogEnd
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,150
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientHeight,100
Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=0
Let>AskDialog_var_1=
Let>AskDialog_var_2=
Let>AskDialog_var_3=
Let>AskDialog_var_4=
END>AskDialog

JRL · Post by **JRL** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 5:34 pm

Had a better idea to prevent the objects from shifting up and left when autosize in used. Simply place an invisible object at the 0,0 position of the dialog. This prevents the dialog from shrinking down to meet the visible objects thus they don't lose their original positions.

In this case I added label0 to the dialog.
object Label0: TLabel
Left = 0
Top = 0
end

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Label>ReDo
//Let>Lines=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
Let>Lines=Is Macro Scheduler the most useful%CRLF%software you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software%CRLF%you've ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've%CRLF%ever worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever%CRLF%worked with?%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked%CRLF%with?%CRLF%%CRLF%Is Macro Scheduler the most useful software you've ever worked with?
GoSub>AskDialog,Lines,{"XYZ"},300,20
MDL>XYZ
Goto>ReDo
//Edit - 01/19/2015
//SetDialogObjectFocus>AskDialog,MSButton1
//Let>ResultVariable={"ResultVariable"}
//The previous line is necessary to reset the text for repeat usage of the dialog.  The position of the the line in your code
//should be immediately after the result variable is used.  In the example it is right after the result is displayed.
//Thank you jpuziano for discovering there is an issue when the line is not included.
//Usage:
//GoSub>AskDialog,Message Text,Result Variable,[Xposition],[Yposition]
//Separate multi-line messages with %CRLF% not just %CR% or %LF%
SRT>AskDialog
Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=0
//JRL - removed the line below
//JP - line below allows repeat usage of AskDialog without having to reset anything AFTER we use the result
//however the 2nd parameter (variable name) we pass in to this subroutine must be: AskDialogResultVariable
//Let>AskDialog_var_2={"AskDialogResultVariable"}
If>BuildAskDialogFlag={"BuildAskDialogFlag"}
Dialog>AskDialog
object AskDialog: TForm
  Alphablend = True
  AlphaBlendValue = 0
  AutoSize = True
  BorderIcons = []
  Caption = 'Confirm'
  ClientHeight = 100
  ClientWidth = 150
  Position = poScreenCenter
  object Panel1: TPanel
    Left = 0
    Top = 0
    Width = 150
    Height = 100
    Caption = ''
    BevelOuter = bvNone
  end
  object Label0: TLabel
    Left = 0
    Top = 0
  end
  object Label1: TLabel
    Left = 54
    Top = 13
    Width = 32
    Height = 13
    Caption = ''
  end
  object MSButton1: tMSButton
    Left = 9
    Top = 60
    Width = 62
    Height = 24
    Caption = '&Yes'
    TabOrder = 1
    Default = True
  end
  object MSButton2: tMSButton
    Left = 77
    Top = 60
    Width = 62
    Height = 24
    Caption = '&No'
    TabOrder = 2
  end
  object MSImage1: tMSImage
    Left = 11
    Top = 12
    Width = 33
    Height = 33
    Transparent = True
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      426082}
  end
end
EndDialog>AskDialog
//JP - moved these lines inside the If/EndIf as they only need to run once when dialog instantiated
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton1,OnClick,AskDialogYes
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton2,OnClick,AskDialogNo
AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,,OnClose,AskDialogNo
Let>BuildAskDialogFlag=0
EndIf
//AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton1,OnClick,AskDialogYes
//AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,MSButton2,OnClick,AskDialogNo
//AddDialogHandler>AskDialog,,OnClose,AskDialogNo
//Let>BuildAskDialogFlag=0
//JP - line below ensures when AskDialog opens, the Yes button will always have focus
//that way, it only takes a single tap of the Tab key to shift focus to the No button 
SetDialogObjectFocus>AskDialog,MSButton1
//Alphablend the dialog down to 0 so it is invisible
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AlphaBlend,True
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AlphaBlendValue,0
Show>AskDialog
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AutoSize,True
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Label1,Caption,AskDialog_var_1
GetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,AskDiaWide
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AutoSize,False

//JRL - Don't need these lines.  Added an object at the 0,0 position in the
//dialog instead.  Prevents autoSize from shifting other objects up and left.
//JRL - added the next four lines to return the label and image to their
//original positions after being shifted by the dialog autosize.
//SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Label1,Left,54
//SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Label1,Top,13
//SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSImage1,Left,11
//SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSImage1,Top,12

Separate>AskDialog_var_1,crlf,vAskDialogLine
Let>AskDialogHigh={(%vAskDialogLine_Count%*13)+60}
/*
Length>AskDialog_var_1,MsgLen
Let>AskDialogHigh={20+((Int(%MsgLen%)*6)/%AskDiaWide%)*25}
*/
If>AskDialogHigh<100
    Let>AskDialogHigh=100
Endif
Add>AskDiaWide,20
If>AskDiaWide<170
  Let>AskDiaWide=170
Else
  Let>AskButton1X={round(9+((%AskDiaWide%-150)/2))}
  Let>AskButton2X={round(77+((%AskDiaWide%-150)/2))}
  Let>AskButton1Y={%AskDialogHigh%-30}
  Let>AskButton2Y={%AskDialogHigh%-30}
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton1,Left,AskButton1X
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton2,Left,AskButton2X
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton1,Top,AskButton1Y
  SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,MSButton2,Top,AskButton2Y
EndIf
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,Panel1,Visible,False
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,AskDiaWide
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientHeight,AskDialogHigh
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Position,poScreenCenter
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Left,AskDialog_var_3
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,Top,AskDialog_var_4
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,AlphaBlendValue,255
Label>Loop
  If>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
    Goto>AskDialogEnd
  EndIf
Goto>Loop
SRT>AskDialogYes
  CloseDialog>AskDialog
  Let>%AskDialog_var_2%=YES
  Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
END>AskDialogYes
SRT>AskDialogNo
  CloseDialog>AskDialog
  Let>%AskDialog_var_2%=NO
  Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=1
END>AskDialogNo
Label>AskDialogEnd
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientWidth,150
SetDialogProperty>AskDialog,,ClientHeight,100
Let>AskDialogDoneFlag=0
Let>AskDialog_var_1=
Let>AskDialog_var_2=
Let>AskDialog_var_3=
Let>AskDialog_var_4=
END>AskDialog

jpuziano · Post by **jpuziano** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:51 pm

Yes, that works fine, seems stable and is less lines of code so thanks JRL!

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