It would be nice if in the processor IP list, we could use folders, or collapse based on the ip address.
Jeff
I'll second this vote! I'd find at least two folder depths to be useful for organising my systems (campus/building/room), but I'm sure others may want a few more.
It would also be nice to be able to manually import/export master connection settings rather than the current approach where there seems to be project-specific and application specific settings, which results in the project setting automatically being imported into the application settings.
this really isn't a tools request, per se, but I would love to have a data change event that would support any primitive data type. Any time the data changes, the event runs. There are several ways to mimic this now, but a clean event would be nice...
I second this, although I would put a slightly different twist on your DATA_CHANGE_EVENT idea.
In Duet, you can create a custom listener for almost anything that your code can generate. It would be great if Netlinx code could do something similar. Via some command, you identify the custom listener, whether from a variable change, an incoming string, etc.
DEFINE_LISTENER(myTrigger, function2call)
myTrigger might be a logic statement, such as (myTrigger == 0) or (myTrigger <> oldTrigger) perhaps.
Then any time myTrigger is tripped based on whatever logic is defined for the trigger, the associated function "function2call" is called.
In Duet, you can even define the function directly in the logic of the define statement, like:
DEFINE_LISTENER(myTrigger, function() {
// some code
})
Being able to duplicate this in Netlinx would be very powerful.
Of course, this is also why I am moving code into Duet so that I can take advantage of this sort of coding.
This is a request to add a ?Hide Self? option when assigning a page flip to a button on a popup instead of having to call the popup out by name.
For example if I have a popup with a close button and then make several copies of that popup I need to change the popup name on each close button. If we had the ?Hide Self? option the close button could be left untouched.
The ?Hide Self? is similar in concept to ?this? in Java.
This is a request to add a ?Hide Self? option when assigning a page flip to a button on a popup instead of having to call the popup out by name.
For example if I have a popup with a close button and then make several copies of that popup I need to change the popup name on each close button. If we had the ?Hide Self? option the close button could be left untouched.
The ?Hide Self? is similar in concept to ?this? in Java.
Also, since I end up having to add something to every IR file that I try to use from AMX or create something from scratch completely, it would be nice to be able to edit the functions once the code is entered. In other words, if I enter hex code for a discrete power function, I'd like to be able to see the actual hex for that function if I come back to it later on. As far as I know, you can't do that now.
--John
There's a small, free program called IRLite that allows you to drag .irl files over a box that displays (and allows you to edit/copy) the hex codes for all the functions contained in the .irl.
There's a small, free program called IRLite that allows you to drag .irl files over a box that displays (and allows you to edit/copy) the hex codes for all the functions contained in the .irl.
Great program (I have a shortcut to it in my quick launch bar) and it only takes about a millisecond to load, a tad quicker than IREdit - if one measures tads in minutes. Oops, my sarcasm is showing.
Great program (I have a shortcut to it in my quick launch bar) and it only takes about a millisecond to load, a tad quicker than IREdit - if one measures tads in minutes. Oops, my sarcasm is showing.
zziiiing
I forgot all about that program. Thanks Jeff. I don't think I've used that since back in the Axcent days. I'll have to download it again since the PC that had it is long gone.
Could you please, please, please make the NetLinx compiler deal correctly with longer file paths? Occasionally I, or worse one of our install techs (figuring out why it won't compile over the phone is always fun), get compile errors because the file path to one of the files is too long for the compiler.
Great program (I have a shortcut to it in my quick launch bar) and it only takes about a millisecond to load, a tad quicker than IREdit - if one measures tads in minutes. Oops, my sarcasm is showing.
Do you have a link to download the program? I can't find it.
I would love to see a function in TPD4 that shows a list of all links to a page.
IE: Select a page and then choose Page>Show All References
This feature would be useful when making changes to a panels navigation and also for finding pages that are no longer used.
We have a client that has gone through 100s of changes and upgrades and I was trying to clean up the panels today by removing old stuff but I gave up. It would takes hours without that non-existent function.
BTW, I was planning to verify all page flips, then delete pages 1 by 1 and rerun verify page flips to catch any mistakes but that idea won't work. I fixed all invalid page flips and ran the report again and now it points to items I've already fixed!
I click the link in the report and someButton is selected, properties shows a page flip for someButton. I click a different button and then click someButton again and the properties shows 'none' for page flip.
It would be nice if the built-in functions (like find_string) had slightly more descriptive variable names. Honestly, CONSTANT CHAR A, CONSTANT CHAR B, CONSTANT LONG C don't help my much in the little popup tip. I still need to go to the help file when I second guess myself and don't remember if it is the string to be searched, or the findme chars I always seem to pick the wrong one when I am working late or tired.
It would be nice if the built-in functions (like find_string) had slightly more descriptive variable names. Honestly, CONSTANT CHAR A, CONSTANT CHAR B, CONSTANT LONG C don't help my much in the little popup tip. I still need to go to the help file when I second guess myself and don't remember if it is the string to be searched, or the findme chars I always seem to pick the wrong one when I am working late or tired.
Jeff
YES. Why not call the parameters to FIND_STRING haystack, needle, and start as opposed to A, B, and C, for instance?
Well look at that, you've solved the problem in a different way by creating a mnemonic for find_string. If you look at the words haystack, needle and start and use them in alphabetical order, you will have the correct order of the arguments,
Paul
Because of this - I've been thinking about doing my practical with all variables and parameters as A,B,C,D,E,F, etc. As long as the code works, what should they care?
It should, I had the Engadget (?) module you posted open at the time I decided to play with the FIND_STRING post. I was trying to figure out what it was/does. I don't want to hijack another thread but what does it do?
a_riot42 wrote:
If you look at the words haystack, needle and start and use them in alphabetical order, you will have the correct order of the arguments,
That would be one way to fix it, but wouldn't it be easier for one person at AMX to just follow the generally accepted programming principals and use descriptive names for variables? Why make everyone that wants to use this create an include file full of renamed functions and then have to remember that they need to use a non-standard function name. This also means that they have to be sure to send this include file to everyone that needs to edit the code and now we are straying from a standard.
Using that line of thought, I would debate that your solution is not really a solution because it introduces new potential problems that in my opinion are greater than the original problem.
Jeff
P.S.
This is a wish list, not a must fix it immediately because life cannot continue list
That would be one way to fix it, but wouldn't it be easier for one person at AMX to just follow the generally accepted programming principals and use descriptive names for variables? Why make everyone that wants to use this create an include file full of renamed functions and then have to remember that they need to use a non-standard function name. This also means that they have to be sure to send this include file to everyone that needs to edit the code and now we are straying from a standard.
Using that line of thought, I would debate that your solution is not really a solution because it introduces new potential problems that in my opinion are greater than the original problem.
Jeff
P.S.
This is a wish list, not a must fix it immediately because life cannot continue list
How's this?
All of the library functions, default structures, etc. are defined in the Netlinx.axi include file so you can rename the parameters yourself.
The file is located at C:\Program Files\Common Files\AMXShare\AXIs
The only problem with doing it this way is that all of you changes will be erased if AMX updates the Netlinx.axi file.
All of the library functions, default structures, etc. are defined in the Netlinx.axi include file so you can rename the parameters yourself.
The file is located at C:\Program Files\Common Files\AMXShare\AXIs
The only problem with doing it this way is that all of you changes will be erased if AMX updates the Netlinx.axi file.
Nice thinking. I don't think many changes get made to that file very often. You can also change the function name to get rid of the underscore whose purpose I could never figure out.
Paul
Yes, I could change the NetLinx.axi, but then I have to do it every time a new version is released ... which is only often enough for me to forget that I made changes until a few days after the upgrade which will inconveniently fall in the middle of some catastrophic failure at a job site and only serve to piss me off when I have to deal with the "old" way until I have time to make the changes again.... or AMX could make the changes once and we would not have to worry about it
As for the discussion about _ .... OneCouldJustUseCapitalsToDefineTheWordsAsWell
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...and here's mine for a similar situation. Now running NS 3.1.0.374.
Jeff
I'll second this vote! I'd find at least two folder depths to be useful for organising my systems (campus/building/room), but I'm sure others may want a few more.
It would also be nice to be able to manually import/export master connection settings rather than the current approach where there seems to be project-specific and application specific settings, which results in the project setting automatically being imported into the application settings.
Roger McLean
Swinburne University.
DATA_CHANGE_EVENT [myInteger]
{
// do something
}
I second this, although I would put a slightly different twist on your DATA_CHANGE_EVENT idea.
In Duet, you can create a custom listener for almost anything that your code can generate. It would be great if Netlinx code could do something similar. Via some command, you identify the custom listener, whether from a variable change, an incoming string, etc.
DEFINE_LISTENER(myTrigger, function2call)
myTrigger might be a logic statement, such as (myTrigger == 0) or (myTrigger <> oldTrigger) perhaps.
Then any time myTrigger is tripped based on whatever logic is defined for the trigger, the associated function "function2call" is called.
In Duet, you can even define the function directly in the logic of the define statement, like:
DEFINE_LISTENER(myTrigger, function() {
// some code
})
Being able to duplicate this in Netlinx would be very powerful.
Of course, this is also why I am moving code into Duet so that I can take advantage of this sort of coding.
Just my thoughts.
Sheldon Samuels
This is a request to add a ?Hide Self? option when assigning a page flip to a button on a popup instead of having to call the popup out by name.
For example if I have a popup with a close button and then make several copies of that popup I need to change the popup name on each close button. If we had the ?Hide Self? option the close button could be left untouched.
The ?Hide Self? is similar in concept to ?this? in Java.
Thanks.
I would like to second this. Good idea Joe!
Jeff
There's a small, free program called IRLite that allows you to drag .irl files over a box that displays (and allows you to edit/copy) the hex codes for all the functions contained in the .irl.
zziiiing
I forgot all about that program. Thanks Jeff. I don't think I've used that since back in the Axcent days. I'll have to download it again since the PC that had it is long gone.
--John
-Ryan
Do you have a link to download the program? I can't find it.
http://www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin/files/rcfiles.cgi?area=pronto&db=other&br=utilities&dv=irprograms&md=irlite&kw=irlite&st=&ar=&dt=&so=&pg=1&file=utilities/IRLite.zip
I would love to see a function in TPD4 that shows a list of all links to a page.
IE: Select a page and then choose Page>Show All References
This feature would be useful when making changes to a panels navigation and also for finding pages that are no longer used.
We have a client that has gone through 100s of changes and upgrades and I was trying to clean up the panels today by removing old stuff but I gave up. It would takes hours without that non-existent function.
BTW, I was planning to verify all page flips, then delete pages 1 by 1 and rerun verify page flips to catch any mistakes but that idea won't work. I fixed all invalid page flips and ran the report again and now it points to items I've already fixed!
I click the link in the report and someButton is selected, properties shows a page flip for someButton. I click a different button and then click someButton again and the properties shows 'none' for page flip.
You can't say I didn't try
Jeff
define_function findString (char haystack[], char needle[], integer start) { return find_string (haystack, needle, start) }Problem solved.
Paul
Hmm... This code looks kind of familiar...
Well look at that, you've solved the problem in a different way by creating a mnemonic for find_string. If you look at the words haystack, needle and start and use them in alphabetical order, you will have the correct order of the arguments,
Paul
a_riot42 wrote: That was supposed to be the point, I think?
That would be one way to fix it, but wouldn't it be easier for one person at AMX to just follow the generally accepted programming principals and use descriptive names for variables? Why make everyone that wants to use this create an include file full of renamed functions and then have to remember that they need to use a non-standard function name. This also means that they have to be sure to send this include file to everyone that needs to edit the code and now we are straying from a standard.
Using that line of thought, I would debate that your solution is not really a solution because it introduces new potential problems that in my opinion are greater than the original problem.
Jeff
P.S.
This is a wish list, not a must fix it immediately because life cannot continue list
How's this?
All of the library functions, default structures, etc. are defined in the Netlinx.axi include file so you can rename the parameters yourself.
The file is located at C:\Program Files\Common Files\AMXShare\AXIs
The only problem with doing it this way is that all of you changes will be erased if AMX updates the Netlinx.axi file.
Nice thinking. I don't think many changes get made to that file very often. You can also change the function name to get rid of the underscore whose purpose I could never figure out.
Paul
I_think_adding_underscores_make_it_a_little_more_readable.
I think the answer is just style.
As for the discussion about _ .... OneCouldJustUseCapitalsToDefineTheWordsAsWell
Jeff