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I think I got it. I was having some issues also.
...///////////Preference and XML vars
//var startNodes = new XML('<root><presets/></root>');//creates a start for addin info to the XML preference file.
var startNodes = new XML('<root><presets><preset presetName ="Current Default"/></presets></root>');//creates a start for addin info to the XML preference file.
var prefXML = new XML();// the actual XML file that holds the preferences until written to a file.
//var prefXML = new XML();// the actual XML fi
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Chuck Uebele, thank you for your attention and for the instructions!
By following each step, as far as I was about my little knowledge, the most I could do was to save the default DropdownList and all values in xmlTest.xml, but when I click the "+" button to add a new one, it does not load the values last saved preset, always loads the initial values.
Is it where I'm going wrong?
Here is the final script:
var startNodes = new XML('<root><presets/></root>');
var prefXML = new XML();var presetList = new Array( );
var saveName; var xmlFile = new File('~/Desktop/xmlTest.xml');
if(xmlFile.exists){ prefXML = new XML(readXMLFile(xmlFile))}; else {prefXML = startNodes}
///////////////// MAIN WINDOW 1 ///////////////////////////
DlgMain = new Window("dialog"); DlgMain.text = "XML Test Parte II";
DlgMain.orientation = "column";
DlgMain.alignChildren = ["center","top"];
group1 = DlgMain.add("group"); group1.orientation = "row";
panel1 = group1.add("panel"); panel1.text = "My presets";
panel1.orientation = "row";
presetListDrop = panel1.add("dropdownlist", undefined, ["No Presets"]);
presetListDrop.selection = 0;
presetListDrop.text = "Presets";
presetListDrop.preferredSize.width = 200;
saveP = panel1.add("button"); saveP.text = "+";
saveP.preferredSize.width = 20; saveP.preferredSize.height = 20;
deleteP = panel1.add("button"); deleteP.text = "-";
deleteP.preferredSize.width = 20; deleteP.preferredSize.height = 20;
myOkButton = DlgMain.add("button"); myOkButton.text = "Close";
myOkButton.preferredSize.width = 80; myOkButton.preferredSize.height = 23;
myOkButton.onClick = function(){DlgMain.close()};
////////////////////////////////////////////
/// The create button or Save preset
saveP.onClick = function(){
SavePresets ()
}
//////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////
deleteP.onClick = function(){
if(isNaN(parseInt(presetListDrop.selection))){alert('You must select a preset to delete first')}
else{
var delPre = confirm ('Do you want to delete the preset "' + presetListDrop.selection.text +'"?', 'Yes', 'Delete Preset')
if(delPre){
delete prefXML.presets.preset[parseInt(presetListDrop.selection)];
setPresetList();
writeXMLFile(xmlFile,prefXML);
presetListDrop.selection = 0
}}
}
if(prefXML.presets.children().length()>0){setPresetList(); setUIvar(prefXML,0, DlgMain)}
DlgMain.show();
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////// ALL CONTROLS WINDOW 2 ///////////////////////////
function SavePresets (){
DlgControls = new Window("dialog"); DlgControls.text = "Dialog Controls";
DlgControls.orientation = "column";
group1 = DlgControls.add("group"); group1.orientation = "row";
group1.spacing = 0
Presets = group1.add("statictext"); Presets.text = " Presets";
saveName = group1.add("edittext"); saveName.text = ["No Presets"];
saveName.preferredSize.width =100;
saveName.alignment = ["center","top"];
panel1 = DlgControls.add("panel"); panel1.text = "Controls";
panel1.orientation = "column"; panel1.alignChildren = ["left","top"];
myCheckBox = panel1.add("checkbox"); myCheckBox.text = "Check "; myCheckBox.name="myCheckBox";
myCheckBox.alignment = ["center","top"];
myCheckBox.value = true;
myRadio1 = panel1.add("radiobutton"); myRadio1.text = "Radio1"; myRadio1.name="myRadio2";
myRadio1.alignment = ["center","top"];
myRadio1.value = true;
myRadio2 = panel1.add("radiobutton"); myRadio2.text = "Radio2"; myRadio2.name="myRadio2";
myRadio2.alignment = ["center","top"];
divider1 = panel1.add("panel"); divider1.alignment = "fill";
myEditT = panel1.add("edittext"); myEditT.text = "EditText"; myEditT.name="myEditT";
myEditT.alignment = ["center","top"];
myDropList_array = ["Item 1","Item 2","Item 3"];
myDropList = panel1.add("dropdownlist", undefined, myDropList_array); myDropList.name="myDropList";
myDropList.selection = 1;
myDropList.alignment = ["center","top"];
divider2 = panel1.add("panel"); divider2.alignment = "fill";
mySlider = panel1.add("slider"); mySlider.name="mySlider";
mySlider.minvalue = 0; mySlider.maxvalue = 100; mySlider.value = 50;
Done = DlgControls.add("button"); Done.text = "Save / Done";
Done.preferredSize.width = 80;
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//// save this information to the XML by doing a Done or Save button
Done.onClick = function(){
var goodName = true;
saveName = saveName.text
for(var i=0;i<presetListDrop.items.length;i++){
if(presetListDrop.items.text==saveName){
goodName = false;
alert(saveName +' is already in use. Choose another name.')
}
}
if(saveName && goodName){ storePrefs(); presetListDrop.selection = presetListDrop.items.length -1}
DlgControls.close();
}
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
DlgControls.show();
}
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function storePrefs(){
var tempXML
tempXML = new XML('<root><presets><preset presetName ="' + saveName + '"/></presets></root>');
setXML(tempXML,0, DlgControls); prefXML.presets.appendChild (XML(tempXML.presets.preset[0])) ////// Changed line setXML(tempXML,0, dlg) to setXML(tempXML,0, DlgControls); //////////////////////////////
setPresetList(); writeXMLFile(xmlFile,prefXML);
};
function setXML(x,n,d){
for(var i = 0;i<d.children.length;i++){
if(d.children.type == 'panel' || d.children.type == 'group' || d.children.type == 'tabbedpanel' || d.children.type == 'tab'){setXML(x,n,d.children)}
else{
if(d.children.name){
switch(d.children.type){
case 'radiobutton':
x.presets.child(n).appendChild(XML('<' + d.children.name +' type="' + d.children.type + '">' + d.children.value + '</' + d.children.name + '>'));
break;
case 'checkbox':
x.presets.child(n).appendChild(XML('<' + d.children.name +' type="' + d.children.type + '">' + d.children.value + '</' + d.children.name + '>'));
break;
case 'slider':
x.presets.child(n).appendChild(XML('<' + d.children.name +' type="' + d.children.type + '">' + d.children.value + '</' + d.children.name + '>'));
break;
case 'edittext':
x.presets.child(n).appendChild(XML('<' + d.children.name +' type="' + d.children.type + '"><![CDATA[' + d.children.text + ']]\></' + d.children.name + '>'));
break;
case 'dropdownlist':
if(d.children.selection){varHold = d.children.selection.text}
else{varHold = 'null'};
x.presets.child(n).appendChild(XML('<' + d.children.name +' selecIndex="' + d.children.selection + '" type="' + d.children.type + '"><![CDATA[' + varHold + ']]\></' + d.children.name + '>'));
break;
}}}}
}
function setUIvar(x,n,d){
var currentXMLVal; var noMatch = false
for(var i = 0;i<d.children.length;i++){
noMatch = false;
if(d.children.type == 'panel' || d.children.type == 'group' || d.children.type == 'tab' || d.children.type == 'tabbedpanel'){setUIvar(x,n,d.children)};//reruns function if child is container and not control item.
else{if(d.children.name){try{ currentXMLVal = x.presets.preset
.child(d.children.name); if(currentXMLVal == 'null'){currentXMLVal = null}} catch(e){currentXMLVal = 'no_good'};
if(x.presets.preset
.child(d.children.name).length() > 0 || d.children.type == 'button'){ switch(d.children.type){
case 'radiobutton':
d.children.value = returnBoolean(currentXMLVal);
break;
case 'checkbox':
d.children.value = returnBoolean(currentXMLVal);
break;
case 'edittext':
d.children.text = currentXMLVal;
break;
case 'slider':
d.children.value = parseFloat(currentXMLVal);
break;
case 'dropdownlist':
varHold = false;
if(x.presets.preset
.child(d.children.name).@selecIndex.toString() == 'null'){d.children.selection = null} else{d.children.selection = parseInt(x.presets.preset
.child(d.children.name).@selecIndex)}; break;
}}}}}
}
function returnBoolean(b){ if(b == 'true'){return true}; else{return false}}
function setPresetList(){
presetList = new Array(); presetListDrop.removeAll();
for(var i=0;i<prefXML.presets.children().length();i++){presetListDrop.add('item',prefXML.presets.children().@presetName)}
}
function readXMLFile(file) {
if (!file.exists) { alert( "Cannot find file: " + deodeURI(file.absoluteURI))}
else{
file.encoding = "UTF8"; file.lineFeed = "unix"; file.open("r", "TEXT", "????"); var str = file.read();
file.close(); return new XML(str)};
}
function writeXMLFile(file, xml) {
file.encoding = "UTF8"; file.open("w", "TEXT", "????"); file.write("\uFEFF"); file.lineFeed = "unix";
if (!(xml instanceof XML)) {
for(var g=0;g<scriptArray.length;g++){ try{file.writeln (scriptArray
.toString())} catch(e){}}} else{file.write(xml.toXMLString())}; file.close();
}
Great job Chuck Uebele, perfect!
Thanks for sharing the new version of your script, thanks again for the support. You are very kind!
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