Modify Reusable Part Properties at Design Time

[jyoung]

Is it possible to have properties of a reusable part (VLWEB) show and be editable in the Details Properties window?

For example, here is a part that exposes a "MarginLeft" to set the margin left of its own controls.

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* ================================================================================
* PROPERTIES
* ================================================================================
define_pty name(MarginLeft)  get(GetMarginLeft) set(SetMarginLeft) access(*PUBLIC) category(Other)

ptyroutine name(SetMarginLeft)
define_map for(*INPUT) class(#STD_INT) name(#margin)
#OFOFID.MarginLeft := #margin
#OFOFIN.MarginLeft := #margin
endroutine

ptyroutine name(GetMarginLeft)
define_map for(*OUTPUT) class(#STD_INT) name(#margin)
* just set it to something right now
#margin := 100
endroutine

When this component is dragged onto the design surface

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You can see the MarginLeft values out of place with the field in the component (OFOFID [Office Number] and OFOFIN [Office Name]).

This works really well and I can programmaticaly set the properties and everything works fine.

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#OfficeNumberLookupPanel.MarginLeft := 100

However, the properties don't show up in the Properties tab of the Details window.

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Which means I cannot set them at design time and the design view is all weird even though the runtime view is fine.

Is there any way to make properties of a reusable part show up in the Properties Tab?

[dannyoorburg]

Hi,

no sorry, there isn't.

Even if there was, it'd probably be restricted to the simple properties, the ones that don't require property routines, as I'm not sure it would be advisable or even possible to execute RDMLX at design time.

Regards,
Danny