On Thursday 31 August 2006 09:30, Ed Leafe wrote:
> On Aug 31, 2006, at 12:08 PM, Miguel Lopes wrote:
> > def main():
> > app = dabo.dApp()
> > app.MainFormClass = MainForm
> > app.start()
> >
> > ##
> >
> > Can you give me some pointers on how to properly use
> > dabo.ui.createForm(frmclass, show=False) and also
> > dabo.ui.dForm.addObject("path/to/.cdxml/file")
>
> It's even easier than that. All you need to do is:
>
> app.MainFormClass = "frmMain.cdxml"
>
> Dabo will recognize that as a Class Designer form class, and use it
> directly, just as it uses form classes defined in Python code.
>
> You would use createForm() and addObject() just as you would with
> classes defined in Python code instead of .cdxml files. Let's say
> that you have a search form that you want to bring up when the user
> clicks a button. If you defined that form in Python code and named it
> 'MySearchForm', you'd write: dabo.ui.createForm(MyFormClass). If you
> created your search form in the Class Designer and saved it in a file
> named 'searchForm.cdxml', you'd write: dabo.ui.createForm
> ("searchForm.cdxml"). Dabo understands both, and will in both cases
> instantiate the form from the class definition.
>
> The same holds true for addObject(). If you want to add a custom
> control to your form, and you have it defined in Python code as
> 'MyCustomControl', you'd write: self.addObject(MyCustomControl). If
> you had defined the control in the Class Designer and saved it in
> 'customControl.cdxml', you'd write: self.addObject
> ("customControl.cdxml"). Again, in both cases, Dabo would create the
> control and add it to the object referenced by 'self'.
>
> > What I managed to understand about these methods doesn't seem to be
> > enough for me to make it work.
>
> You did the smart thing by posting a question, then. Turns out that
> you were working too hard! We try to make things as simple as
> possible with Dabo.
>
> -- Ed Leafe
> -- http://leafe.com
> -- http://dabodev.com
Ed,
If memory serves that question has been asked in the past (more than once). I
wonder if you could add your response to the "how to" section... I believe
it is required understanding to working with dabo.
John
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