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buttonGetIcon return value

New Here ,
Sep 11, 2020 Sep 11, 2020

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I have sifted thru posts, but can't find a solution ...

I want to execute a script from a button that will evaluate many image fields to determine if an image is assigned to the field.  The purpose is to clear a hidden text field of the original path of the imported icon in each. I have tried:

var isIcon = this.getField("Image17_af_image").value;

which returns "null"

var isIcon = this.getField("Image17_af_image").buttonGetIcon();

which returns [object Icon]

var isIcon = util.iconStreamFromIcon(this.getField("Image17_af_image").buttonGetIcon());

which returns [object Stream]

Is it possible to get a "Yes"/"No" response?

 

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Sep 11, 2020 Sep 11, 2020

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Maybe the width and height of the icon object will give interesting info. Maybe not; perhaps there is always some kind of image assigned, even if it is blank.

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Sep 11, 2020 Sep 11, 2020

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You can do it like this:

 

var buttonIcon = this.getField("Button3").buttonGetIcon();
try {
	var buttonIconStream = util.iconStreamFromIcon(buttonIcon);
	var streamLength = buttonIconStream.width*buttonIconStream.height;
	app.alert("Icon size: " + streamLength);
} catch (e) {
	app.alert("No icon found.");
}

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Thanks try67! I'll be looking at "try" functionality.  Expect it will be very useful.

Code performing as needed:

var i = 0
for (var i=16;i<=112;i++)
if(i<70 || i>71){
{
s=i+"";
}
var buttonIcon = this.getField("Image"+s+"_af_image").buttonGetIcon();
try {
var buttonIconStream = util.iconStreamFromIcon(buttonIcon);
var streamLength = buttonIconStream.width*buttonIconStream.height;
// app.alert(streamLength);
}
catch (e) {
getField("FilePost"+s).value="";
getField("Text"+s).value="";
// app.alert("No icon found.");
}
}

 

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You can comment out the streamLength variable, too.

The try-catch clause is used to catch run-time errors and handle them properly (instead of just existing the code immediately). The iconStreamFromIcon method throws such an error when you use it on an empty Icon object.

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THX!  You're an awesome resource.  The streamLength components are good to know anyway.  Added to my personal toolkit.

Can you send me a link to try-catch doc and the return codes for catch?

 

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try-catch is explained here: https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_errors.asp

 

The documentation of the iconStreamFromIcon method doesn't actually mention that it throws an error when the Icon object is empty. I found that out myself and then used that information to catch the error and handle it. This is the error message you get without the try-catch clause:

 

RaiseError: Expected a dict object.
Util.iconStreamFromIcon:2:Console undefined:Exec
===> Expected a dict object.

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Thanks again try67.  Will be reviewing the doc.

Nothing beats the significant hands-on you have.

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Sep 14, 2020 Sep 14, 2020

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I'm using the following script to set any one of over 100 images I have on a form. 

** Thanks try67! **

 

I want to conditionally "clear image" instead of assigning an image, without using a blank file.  Is this do-able?

 

s = event.target.name;
s1 = s.substr(5,s.length-14);
FP = "FilePost"+s1
//app.alert(FP);

var cRtn = app.response (
{
cQuestion:"Paste the Image File Name",
cTitle:"Assign Image",
//bPassword:true,
//cDefault: global.cLastPswd,
cLabel:"File Name:"});
if(cRtn && cRtn.length) {
}
else app.alert("File name invalid or not present");

var strDIPath = "/" + cRtn.replace(/\:?\\/g,"/");
var strDIPath = strDIPath.replace(/"/g,"");

var cRtn = strDIPath;

event.target.buttonImportIcon(cRtn);
getField(FP).value=cRtn;

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Sep 14, 2020 Sep 14, 2020

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No, a script can't clear an field's image, unfortunately.

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Sounds to me like an easy hole to plug.  Oh well.  Thanks!

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