Button Query Commands

LegacyUser

I'm wondering how to use this option. If you take a look at the software history of the NXT-CV15, these commands are available:

BUTTON QUERY COMMANDS:

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These commands all reply back with a custom event. There will be one custom
event for each button/state combination. Each query is assigned a unique
custom event type. Netlinx Example: CUSTOM_EVENT[device, Address, type]

All custom events have the following fields: uint Flag, slong value1,
slong value2, slong value3, string text, string encode

The field are populated different for each query command. Encode field is
not used in any command.

"'?TXT-<vt addr range>,<button states range>, <optional index>'"
Custom event type 1001
Index is used if a string was too long to get back in one command.
The reply will start at this index. This parm is optional. The
index is one based (i.e. sending 1 will send the first char in the
string and is the same effect as no index.
Flag - 0 means text is a standard string, 1 means Unicode encoded
string
Value1 - button state number
Value2 - actual length of string in chars (this is not encoded size)
Value3 - index of first char (usually 1 or same as optional index)
Text - the text from the button


Is there anyone who has an example how to use these commands?

wcravenel

Custom_event Example

Courtesy of Jon in tech. support. I tried this briefly to get var text from a button. FYI - CUSTOM_EVENT keyword does not get recognized by editor, but compiles fine.

Would someone be so good to tell me how to insert code properly, rather than just pasting like this?



PROGRAM_NAME='G4 Custom Events'
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(* FILE_LAST_MODIFIED_ON: 04/26/2005 AT: 10:29:47 *)
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(*{{PS_SOURCE_INFO(PROGRAM STATS) *)
(* ORPHAN_FILE_PLATFORM: 1 *)
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DEFINE_DEVICE

TP = 29006:1:4073

TPDebug = 0:1:4073

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DEFINE_CONSTANT

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DEFINE_TYPE

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DEFINE_VARIABLE


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DEFINE_LATCHING

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DEFINE_MUTUALLY_EXCLUSIVE

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(* EXAMPLE: DEFINE_FUNCTION <RETURN_TYPE> <NAME> (<PARAMETERS>) *)
(* EXAMPLE: DEFINE_CALL '<NAME>' (<PARAMETERS>) *)

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DEFINE_START

//CREATE_BUFFER TP,TP_BUFFER

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(* THE EVENTS GO BELOW *)
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DEFINE_EVENT

(* Custome Events - For button Information *)

CUSTOM_EVENT[TP,527,1001] // Text
CUSTOM_EVENT[TP,528,1001] // Text
CUSTOM_EVENT[TP,529,1001] // Text
CUSTOM_EVENT[TP,529,1002] // Bitmap
CUSTOM_EVENT[TP,529,1003] // Icon
CUSTOM_EVENT[TP,529,1004] // Text Justification
CUSTOM_EVENT[TP,529,1005] // Bitmap Justification
CUSTOM_EVENT[TP,529,1006] // Icon Justification
CUSTOM_EVENT[TP,529,1007] // Font
CUSTOM_EVENT[TP,529,1008] // Text Effect Name
CUSTOM_EVENT[TP,529,1009] // Text Effect Color
CUSTOM_EVENT[TP,529,1010] // Word Wrap
CUSTOM_EVENT[TP,529,1011] // ON st Border Color
CUSTOM_EVENT[TP,529,1012] // ON st Fill Color
CUSTOM_EVENT[TP,529,1013] // ON st Text Color
CUSTOM_EVENT[TP,529,1014] // Border Name
CUSTOM_EVENT[TP,529,1015] // Opacity

{
SEND_STRING 0,"'start of custom event code'" // Entered for debug
Send_String 0,"'ButtonGet Id=',ITOA(CUSTOM.ID),' Type=',ITOA(CUSTOM.TYPE)"
Send_String 0,"'Flag =',ITOA(CUSTOM.FLAG)"
Send_String 0,"'VALUE1 =',ITOA(CUSTOM.VALUE1)"
Send_String 0,"'VALUE2 =',ITOA(CUSTOM.VALUE2)"
Send_String 0,"'VALUE3 =',ITOA(CUSTOM.VALUE3)"
Send_String 0,"'TEXT =',CUSTOM.TEXT"
Send_String 0,"'TEXT LENGTH =',ITOA(LENGTH_STRING(CUSTOM.TEXT))"
}


BUTTON_EVENT [TP,50]
{
PUSH:
{
SEND_COMMAND TP,"'?TXT-529,1&2'" //1001-Read Text
SEND_COMMAND TP,"'?TXT-528,1'" //1001-Read Unicode Text
SEND_COMMAND TP,"'?TXT-527,1'" //1001-Read Long Text
SEND_COMMAND TP,"'?TXT-527,1,274'" //1001-Read text with Index

SEND_COMMAND TP,"'?BMP-529,1&2'" //1002-Read Bitmap Name
SEND_COMMAND TP,"'?ICO-529,1&2'" //1003-Read Icon Name
SEND_COMMAND TP,"'?JST-529,1&2'" //1004-Read Text Justification
SEND_COMMAND TP,"'?JSB-529,1&2'" //1005-Read Bitmap Justification
SEND_COMMAND TP,"'?JSI-529,1&2'" //1006-Read Icon Justification
SEND_COMMAND TP,"'?FON-529,1&2'" //1007-Read Font
SEND_COMMAND TP,"'?TEF-529,1&2'" //1008-Read Text Effect Name
SEND_COMMAND TP,"'?TEC-529,1&2'" //1009-Read Text Effect Color
SEND_COMMAND TP,"'?BWW-529,1&2'" //1010-Read Word Wrap
SEND_COMMAND TP,"'?BCB-529,1&2'" //1011-Read Border Color
SEND_COMMAND TP,"'?BCF-529,1&2'" //1012-Read Fill Color
SEND_COMMAND TP,"'?BCT-529,1&2'" //1013-Read Text Color
SEND_COMMAND TP,"'?BRD-529,1&2'" //1014-Read Border Name
SEND_COMMAND TP,"'?BOP-529,1&2'" //1015-Read Button Opacity
}
}



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DEFINE_PROGRAM

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wcravenel

... never mind on "how to" - found vbcode help.

- Bill

LegacyUser

Code works perfect

Thanks for the code, I tested it and it works perfect.

Greetings,
Brian