Thanks alot for the file it works ! ckw On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Christopher Brooks <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hi Kianwee, > Yes, to add a parameter, right click on the FileParameter and select > "Configure Attribute". > Then select "Add". > For the Name field, enter allowFiles or allowDirectories. > For the Default value, enter true or false > Then hit OK. > > You were pretty close in your solution, the issue is that true and false > are booleans, 0 and 1 are integers. Integers do not losslessly convert to > booleans. > > To get a check box, right click on the FileParameter and select "Configure > Attribute" > Then click on "Preferences" > You can then click different styles for the attribute. Checkbox is one > such style. > > I've attached an xml file that has a simple model. You will need to browse > to a local file on your machine, > the model probably has /Users/cxh hard coded into it. > > _Christopher > > > On 10/24/11 8:17 PM, kianwee chen wrote: > > Thanks for the quick reply! I tried looking for the parameter you > mentioned, "allowFiles" and "allowDirectories" but I cannot seem to find it > on the FileParameter graphic interface. I right click on the file parameter > and I can choose the configure attributes, I try to add the 2 parameters in > ( although I cannot find a checkbox parameter option for the true false > selection you mention below so I just gave it a 0 or 1 ) but it does not > seems to be working. The file parameter still behave the same way > > thanks > ckw > > On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 11:39 PM, Edward A. Lee <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> The documentation for FileParameter says: >> >> "If this attribute contains a parameter named allowFiles with value false, >> then when a file browser is used to select a file, that file browser will be >> set to not show files (only directories will be shown). If this attribute >> contains a parameter named allowDirectories with value true, then the file >> browser will permit the user to select directories (the default behavior is >> that when a directory is selected, that directory is opened and its >> contained files and directories are listed)." >> >> (I'm not sure about Kepler, but in Ptolemy, just drag in a FileParameter >> from the Utilities menu, right click on it, and select Documentation.) >> >> I'm not sure what you mean by "list parameter." Can you cite a specific >> example? >> >> Edward >> >> >> >> On 10/24/11 3:22 AM, kianwee chen wrote: >> >>> Hi everyone, I am trying to create a composite actor and trying to >>> setup >>> the parameters for the composite actor. Thus I have some question on >>> adding parameters in composite actors. >>> >>> 1.) Directory parameter: >>> >>> -I would like to let the users specify a directory on the composite >>> actor parameters interface, I know there is a file parameter but I need >>> a directory parameter. How can I customise a directory parameter ? >>> >>> -I have a problem with relative path too, when I setup a file parameter >>> it returns the string of the path relative to my current kepler file >>> that is open. Is there a way to get the base file path ? Something like >>> $CWD, but instead the file path of my currently open file ? >>> >>> >>> 2.) List Parameter: >>> - I have seen some actor have List parameters how do I customise one for >>> my composite actor too ? >>> >>> Thanks alot !! >>> ckw >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Kepler-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.nceas.ucsb.edu/kepler/mailman/listinfo/kepler-users >>> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Kepler-users mailing > [email protected]http://lists.nceas.ucsb.edu/kepler/mailman/listinfo/kepler-users > > > -- > Christopher Brooks, PMP University of California > CHESS Executive Director US Mail: 337 Cory Hall > Programmer/Analyst CHESS/Ptolemy/Trust Berkeley, CA 94720-1774 > ph: 510.643.9841 (Office: 545Q Cory) > home: (F-Tu) 707.665.0131 cell: 707.332.0670 > >
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