HI Here is a great resource stack on DataGrids you can see how to perform different actions. It has 8 different Datagrid forms showing different aspects. See Datagrid Form 7 of the stack. DG7: User input, user edit text, wrap text, sum column of numbers
https://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=20130&p=102026&hilit=datagrid+expand+rows#p102026 Martin > On Apr 27, 2021, at 8:20 AM, hakan--- via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > On the second tab in the preferences pane there is a checkbox that says > ”Allow text editing”. If you have that selected you can edit the text by > double-clicking a cell. > > Or do you need something else? > > :-Håkan > >> On 26 Apr 2021, at 21:03, William Prothero via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> Folks: >> I’m wanting to use a datagrid to store data that I enter by hand. >> >> Seems this oughta be quite simple, but ….. messing with the docs is >> frustrating. >> >> I want to be able to click on an empty cell in a datagrid, have it open, and >> enter a number or text. Then I want to store the values to a file. I have no >> problem with using dgArray to get the data and store it, but the simple act >> of opening a cell so I can enter a number eludes me. >> >> I’m sure there must be tutorials, but I guess I’m impatient to sort through >> them. When I started looking around, I see there’s a problem trying to enter >> data into an empty cell. I need to do this. The cells with data open and let >> me enter values when I double click, but ……. empty ones? >> >> Could somebody point me to a tutorial that lets me do this simple task with >> a datagrid? >> >> Thanks, >> Bill >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
