Is there a way to do this?

[New Guy 4]

Hello all,

 

So here's the situation. I have a UI window, within that window there is about 20 check boxes that all apply to variables which determine if certain subs will be ran or not.

 

What I am trying to do is add a "select all" check box within my UI window. Is there a way to accomplish this??

 

Thanks...

 

Gary..

[Praney Behl 314]

Hey Gary,

 

Use an if statement :

 

if "select all" = "True";

then

run sub1

run sub2

..and so on

 

or

if "select all" = "True";

then

Set all the varibles used for checkboxes to "True"

 

Praney

[New Guy 4]

Hi Praney,

 

I thought of that but it still doesn't do what I am looking for it to do.

 

Both of those solutions would would work but it's not exactly what I am looking for.

 

What I would like is for all of the check boxes to actually be checked when the select all check box is checked.

 

Both of those solutions technically work but I don't want to confuse the end user..

[IRobot 43]

Hi Gary,

 

What I would like is for all of the check boxes to actually be checked when the select all check box is checked.

I think this is a limitation of the current UI. You can get UI element's value's, but you cannot set them, so they display on the UI.

 

Both of those solutions technically work but I don't want to confuse the end user..

Yes, I agree. Checking the 'Select All' checkbox should check all other checkboxes.

 

Maybe you could add this to the 'Enhancements' section.

 

I think the new UI that Seth has suggested may be able to solve your problem:

http://ubotstudio.com/forum/index.php?/topic/4894-a-perfect-solution-to-ui/

[New Guy 4]

Hey Praney,

 

I was hoping the HTML UI would have been available by now but since it's not I am going to try to implement your strategy. One question though, how do I set the variables used for checkboxes to "True"? I don't see a way to really accomplish this. Or maybe I am just over thinking it right now..

[zerofill 0]

Hey Praney,

 

I was hoping the HTML UI would have been available by now but since it's not I am going to try to implement your strategy. One question though, how do I set the variables used for checkboxes to "True"? I don't see a way to really accomplish this. Or maybe I am just over thinking it right now..

 

Unfortunately your going to probably just have to do an evaluate "if true" on the select all check box variable and then do everything under that that you would do if all the boxes where checked.

 

It is a hard thing to get used to if you have a programming background always trying to make your code so it isn't so bloated. But because of the way you have to do it with this visual concept of coding... you find you have to bloat it right up lol.

 

That is the only thing I can think of for you to do unless someone has a better idea.

[New Guy 4]

Exactly what I was trying to avoid. Seems like there is no real way to do this right now other than making the bot so big that it won't even compile.. There's like 50 check boxes that have to be checked and having to do so manually each time is a pain in the rear.

 

I really hope that there is a fix for these kind of limitations in the works..

[Praney Behl 314]

Wait I'll try something maybe a nested operation will work.

 

So I assume that then you'll have 50 variables that need to be true, is that correct?

 

Praney

[New Guy 4]

Yep, there's actually more like 52 variables that I have..

[Praney Behl 314]

Mate, I was thinking to use nested evaluate command and assign value to variables but it is a conditional operator.. silly me..

 

No couldn't get it to work either, well an option would be to have a sub called 'select all' and use if statement in it to check if the 'select all' checkbox is ticked,

then set var1 =true;

set var2 = true;

etc...

[New Guy 4]

I think I may be missing something here Praney. How can you set a variable to = true using an if command? I don't see any way to do that.

[Praney Behl 314]

Here is a sample New Guy,

 

I hope you'll get the idea of what I am trying to say.

 

Praney

NewGuy_Sample.ubot

[New Guy 4]

Hmm, I guess that's something new to me there. Didn't know you could set the variable to true by entering the word true as the content.

 

Thanks..

[zerofill 0]

Didn't know you could set the variable to true by entering the word true as the content.

 

Thanks..

 

Yeah like I was saying... if you have a programming background... it is like your are throwing everything you believe out the window sometimes LOL... But you're right it still isn't "True" in the way you are thinking but same result when it comes to Ubot hehe.