Executing more than one advanced actions?

Question

I am wondering if there is a way for an object or page to execute more than one advanced action, or have an advanced action script call another script (I.e., nested scripts).

For example, let's say I have an advanced action called "Close_all" that hides all the objects on the page. When the user clicks button A, it executes Close_All.

Now I add button B that has to do something else (e.g., show a different object) in addition to performing the same function as Close_All.

Is there a way I can execute Close_All in the advanced action script for button B without having to duplicate the Close_All script?

I don't want to have to create a copy of Close_All because if I have to change anything in that script, I would also have to remember to make the same change in all copies.

Lilybiri · Accepted Answer

The condition is in the condition part, the possible actions are in the THEN and the ELSE part. And with a combination of several decisions, which are always evaluated in sequence. In your case you have a sequence (script A) that has to be executed independent of the condition, in that case you put it in a mimicked standard action:

First decision 'Checkit'

IF page = X

Jump to page X

ELSE

Continue

Second decision 'Always'

IF 1 is equal to 1

sequence of commands you have in script A

You see, no need to repeat the actions at all (and copy/paste works very quickly if you prefer one decision)

andresRuiz · Answer

Hi everybody, this is a question specially for Lilybiri:

Lets say that I have some navigation buttons in my first slide, checked to be shown for the rest of the project. But, I have on special slide with a custom TOC. When I go to this slide, in the OnEnter event I set and Advance action to hide and disable those navigation buttons, but I have to enable them again every time I go out of this slide.

To do that, I have to add the next behaviour to each button in this custom TOC: jump to slide X / show nav buttons / enable nav buttons.

But, I have more than 10 items in the custom TOC list, so what's the fastest way to add those behaviours to all that buttons?

I tried a shared action, but I only need to parametrize the slide to jump, nevertheless, also the show and enable action becomes parametrized, so I have to complete the list over and over...

How will you approach this situation?

Thanks!

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