How to display variables in a dialog boxHello everyone,
I am struggling to understand the logic with the JSL language... I have tried to look for this in the help/ scritping menus but there is just too much information there...
How do you display a variable in a dialog box ? I'm using instructions like
HList ("Some message" ),
HList ( "Another message"),
HList ( "blablabla"),
HList(variable),
The messages between " " display fine, but whenever I try to use a variable I just get error messages from the debugger. Same thing when I tried to display a cell from the current data table.
So, what is the correct spelling there ?
Re: How to display variables in a dialog boxThanks markbailey,
forgot to reply to this thread. I have come a long way since posting this question. At the time I was tryng to iterate on existinng scripts that were using the infamous dialog() function. After reading that chapter in the Scripting guide, everything became clear!!
Re: How to display variables in a dialog boxAaaah, I see. Thanks @Mark_Bailey!Re: How to display variables in a dialog boxYou need to use specialized objects called display boxes to present or collect information in a dialog box or any other window that you create. For example, use the Text Box( "text" ) function to create the object that displays static character strings in a window.
text = "My very important message!";
New Window( "See my message!",
Text Box( text )
);
The H List Box() function is responsible for organizing the display boxes nested inside it in a horizontal layout.
See Help > Books > Scripting Guide. There are a few chapters about creating windows and the display boxes that you might find useful.
