I just did a test and unfortunately I cannot use them as I need to have multiple copies of the same template on the same card - the syntax btn id 6000000 of group 1 does not work for altids :(
On 20/05/07, Eric Chatonet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi David, AltID works perfectly as long as there is not yet another object with this ID: Then always choose very high altIDs to avoid conflicts: Set the altID of btn ID 1011 to 600000 put the long ID of btn ID 600000 > button id 1011 of card id 1002 of stack <stack path> :-) Le 20 mai 07 à 14:35, David Bovill a écrit : > Has anyone got extensive experience of using altID? I am thinking > of using > it - but not sure exactly how. > > The scenario I have is to do with a library of components that get > copied > all over the place, replace each other and need a good way of > referring to > each other and their library equivalents. I cant to use ids as they > change > when copied. I can't use names, because there may be other controls > of the > same name, and i want to be able to rename them without affecting > anything, > so... can I use altIDs? > > For a while now I have been using custom properties like: > > getprop title_Field > return the long id of fld "Title" of me > end title_Field > > Which works very well - put the title_Field of group "Outline" works. > Renaming can be handled using a look-up in the custom property and > trapping > for the nameChanged message. The script is nicely organised as > there is only > one place where a control is referred to. > > That said could I be using altIDs or another technique? Best regards from Paris, Eric Chatonet. ---------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.sosmartsoftware.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
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