Thank you for sharing the US sample code. I added two radio buttons and a reset button to get familiar with the UI. In the UI the radio button behavior looks fine. In the XML file, it seems wrong.
For example, activating radiobutton2 only returns true for radiobutton1 and radiobutton2 instead of returning true for radiobutton2 only in the XML file.
Can you please help me find out what's causing this issue?
UI dialog:
Radiobutton 2 active
XML file displays
<value_4>true</value_4>
<value_5>true</value_5>
Reset button UI question
I could assign default values to the checkbox and radio button controls using the Reset button but not the textbox1.
How can I assign a default value to the textbox1 using the rest button?
/*
Utility Pack Scripts created by David M. Converse ©2018-21
This script is a sample of how to read/write setings to an XML file
Will work with any application that supports ExtendScript
Last modified 7/19/2021
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
*/
main();
function main(){
var prefsXmlStr = '''<preferences> <creator>Test Script</creator> <setting_1> <name>Default</name> </setting_1> <setting_2> <value_1>100</value_1> <value_2>Maximum</value_2> <value_3>true</value_3> <value_4>true</value_4> <value_5>false</value_5></setting_2> <data key="Version" value="1.0"/><data key="Last_Date" value="1-1-1"/></preferences>'''; //default settings, hardcoded for first run or if XML file is unusable
var prefsXML = new XML(prefsXmlStr); //new XML object
var prefsPath = '~/Desktop'; //this can be set as desired
prefsPath = prefsPath + '/Br Test Script Prefs.xml'; //name as desired
var prefsFile = File(prefsPath);
//we use variables to abstract the values from the XML
//XML values must be converted to String
var Tname = prefsXML.setting_1.name.toString();
var slider_value = eval(prefsXML.setting_2.value_1.toString());
var radiobutton1_value = eval(prefsXML.setting_2.value_4.toString());
var radiobutton2_value = eval(prefsXML.setting_2.value_5.toString());
var checkbox1_value = eval(prefsXML.setting_2.value_3.toString());
var dd1_value = prefsXML.setting_2.value_2.toString();
var vers = prefsXML.data.(@key == 'Version').@value.toString();
var Tdate = Date().toString(); //current date
var lastDate = prefsXML.data.(@key == 'Last_Date').@value.toString();
var testWindow = new Window('dialog', 'Test', undefined, {closeButton:true}); //new window, supports Photoshop
function prefsRead(prefsFile){ //read existing XML settings file and load
if(prefsFile.exists){
try{
prefsFile.open('r');
prefsXML = new XML(prefsFile.read()); //replace hardcoded XML object with XML from file
prefsFile.close();
}
catch(e){
alert('Could not read preferences file. Default settings will be loaded.');
prefsFile.remove(); //delete existing file on error
return;
}
}
else{ //can't find file
try{
var prefsFile = new File(prefsPath);
prefsFile.open('w');
prefsFile.write(prefsXML.toXMLString());
prefsFile.close();
}
catch(e){
alert('No preferences file found. Could not create new file.');
return;
}
}
}
function prefsWrite(){ //write updated values to file
if(! prefsFile.exists){ //prefs file not found
try{
prefsFile = new File(prefsPath);
}
catch(e){
alert('Could not create preferences file.');
return;
}
}
try{ //save settings to prefs file
prefsFile.open('w');
prefsFile.write(prefsXML.toXMLString());
prefsFile.close();
}
catch(e){
alert('Could not save preferences file.');
}
return;
}
function createWindow(){
try{
testWindow.panel = testWindow.add('panel', undefined, ''); //master panel
testWindow.panel.orientation = 'column';
testWindow.panel.alignChildren = 'fill';
testWindow.panel.preferredSize = [250, 200];
//textbox1
testWindow.panel.textbox1 = testWindow.panel.add('edittext', undefined, '');
testWindow.panel.textbox1.preferredSize = [200, 25];
testWindow.panel.textbox1.text = Tname;
//slider1
testWindow.panel.slider1 = testWindow.panel.add('slider', undefined);
testWindow.panel.slider1.value = slider_value;
//checkbox1
testWindow.panel.cb1 = testWindow.panel.add('checkbox', undefined, ' Checkbox 1');
testWindow.panel.cb1.value = checkbox1_value;
//radio1
testWindow.panel.rb1 = testWindow.panel.add('radiobutton', undefined, ' Radiobutton 1');
testWindow.panel.rb1.value = radiobutton1_value;
//radio2
testWindow.panel.rb2 = testWindow.panel.add('radiobutton', undefined, ' Radiobutton 2');
testWindow.panel.rb2.value = radiobutton2_value;
//dropdownlist1
testWindow.panel.ddl1 = testWindow.panel.add('dropdownlist', undefined, [ 'Dropdown 1', 'Maximum', 'Very High', 'High', 'Medium', 'Low']);
testWindow.panel.ddl1.selection = testWindow.panel.ddl1.find(dd1_value);
//textbox2
testWindow.panel.textbox2 = testWindow.panel.add('statictext', undefined, '', {multiline:true});
testWindow.panel.textbox2.preferredSize = [225, 25];
testWindow.panel.textbox2.text = 'Version ' + vers;
//textbox3
testWindow.panel.textbox3 = testWindow.panel.add('statictext', undefined, '', {multiline:true});
testWindow.panel.textbox3.preferredSize = [225, 75];
testWindow.panel.textbox3.text = 'Current Date:\r' + Tdate + '\rLast Run:\r' + lastDate;
//Apply btn
testWindow.panel.button0 = testWindow.panel.add('button', undefined, 'Apply');
//OK btn
testWindow.panel.button1 = testWindow.panel.add('button', undefined, 'Ok');
//Reset btn
testWindow.panel.button3 = testWindow.panel.add('button', undefined, 'Reset');
//Cancel btn
testWindow.panel.button2 = testWindow.panel.add('button', undefined, 'Cancel');
/*
replace values with values from file
*/
Tname = prefsXML.setting_1.name.toString();
testWindow.panel.textbox1.text = Tname;
//slider1
slider_value = eval(prefsXML.setting_2.value_1.toString()); //evaluate to change string to number
testWindow.panel.slider1.value = slider_value;
//radiobutton1
radiobutton1_value = eval(prefsXML.setting_2.value_4.toString()); //evaluate to change string to boolean
testWindow.panel.rb1.value = radiobutton1_value;
//radiobutton2
radiobutton2_value = eval(prefsXML.setting_2.value_5.toString()); //evaluate to change string to boolean
testWindow.panel.rb2.value = radiobutton2_value;
//checkbox1
checkbox1_value = eval(prefsXML.setting_2.value_3.toString()); //evaluate to change string to boolean
testWindow.panel.cb1.value = checkbox1_value;
//dropdown1
dd1_value = testWindow.panel.ddl1.find(prefsXML.setting_2.value_2.toString()); //listItem
testWindow.panel.ddl1.selection = dd1_value;
//textbox2
vers = prefsXML.data.(@key == 'Version').@value.toString(); //read key/value pair
testWindow.panel.textbox2.text = 'Version ' + vers;
//textbox3
lastDate = prefsXML.data.(@key == 'Last_Date').@value.toString();
testWindow.panel.textbox3.text = 'Current Date:\r' + Tdate + '\rLast Run:\r' + lastDate;
lastDate = Tdate;
prefsXML.data.(@key == 'Last_Date').@value = lastDate; //write value back to XML object
/*
update XML object with changed values, will be written on close.
*/
//textbox1
testWindow.panel.textbox1.onChanging = function(){
Tname = testWindow.panel.textbox1.text;
prefsXML.setting_1.name = Tname;
}
//slider1
testWindow.panel.slider1.onChange = function(){
slider_value = testWindow.panel.slider1.value;
prefsXML.setting_2.value_1 = slider_value.toString();
}
//radio1
testWindow.panel.rb1.onClick = function(){
radiobutton1_value = testWindow.panel.rb1.value;
prefsXML.setting_2.value_4 = radiobutton1_value.toString();
}
//radio2
testWindow.panel.rb2.onClick = function(){
radiobutton2_value = testWindow.panel.rb2.value;
prefsXML.setting_2.value_5 = radiobutton2_value.toString();
}
//checkbox1
testWindow.panel.cb1.onClick = function(){
checkbox1_value = testWindow.panel.cb1.value;
prefsXML.setting_2.value_3 = checkbox1_value.toString();
}
//dropdown1
testWindow.panel.ddl1.onChange = function(){
dd1_value = testWindow.panel.ddl1.selection.text;
prefsXML.setting_2.value_2 = dd1_value;
}
//button0
testWindow.panel.button0.onClick = function(){
prefsWrite();
}
//button1
testWindow.panel.button1.onClick = function(){
testWindow.close();
prefsWrite();
}
//button2
testWindow.panel.button2.onClick = function(){
testWindow.close();
prefsWrite();
}
//button3
testWindow.panel.button3.onClick = function(){
prefsReset();
prefsWrite();
}
testWindow.layout.layout(true);
testWindow.show();
testWindow.active = true;
}
catch(e){
alert(e + ' ' + e.line);
}
}
prefsRead(prefsFile); //read file
createWindow(); //make window
function prefsReset(){
//alert('reset');
Tname = testWindow.panel.textbox1.text;
prefsXML.setting_1.name = 'Sunrise';
slider_value = testWindow.panel.slider1.value = 33.33;
prefsXML.setting_2.value_1 = slider_value.toString();
testWindow.panel.cb1.value = false;
prefsXML.setting_2.value_3 = false;
testWindow.panel.rb1.value = false;
prefsXML.setting_2.value_4 = false;
testWindow.panel.rb2.value = false;
prefsXML.setting_2.value_5 = false;
testWindow.panel.ddl1.selection = 0;
}
}
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