This message was posted to the list several days ago. So sorry for
making a mess and taking so long to correct it, I'm having equipment
problems too, now.
The message was bounced because of embedded graphics. I've
substituted links in their place. Hope it works!
Thanks again, all.
Joshua
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AIIEEEE!!!
Hello friends.
Well, first of all, I just want to say, thank you Philip for all your
efforts on my behalf.
Your function works beautifully, but...
Something weird (several somethings, actually...) is happening, but I
suspect there is probably a simple answer.
Observe:
below is my app. As you can see, I've told it to search for a
playlist called "Clash"
Now, when I did this the log file returned:
2008-05-07 21:02:07.971 RadioKnife 1.0[542] "Clash this is the search
item in searchme
"
2008-05-07 21:02:08.013 RadioKnife 1.0[542] "Schedule is the window
that was called
"
2008-05-07 21:02:08.070 RadioKnife 1.0[542] {6, " here's theindex!", "
", "
"}
2008-05-07 21:02:08.109 RadioKnife 1.0[542] {7, " This is the
selected row's index.", "
", "
"}
2008-05-07 21:02:08.149 RadioKnife 1.0[542] {16, " This is myIDNum", "
Not exactly as we'd expect from this ( I hope I haven't screwed up
here somewhere) code:
set columnContents to get contents of data cell thecellvalue of
every data row of data source of table view 1 of scroll view 1 of
window MyTableView --as list
if columnContents contains theitem then
set theIndex to call method "indexOfObject:" of object
columnContents with parameter theitem -- zero-based
log theIndex & " here's theindex!" & return & return
call method "scrollRowToVisible:" of object (table view 1 of scroll
view 1 of window MyTableView) with parameter theIndex -- zero-based
set selected row of (table view 1 of scroll view 1 of window
MyTableView) to (theIndex + 1)
log (theIndex + 1) & " This is the selected row's index." & return
& return
update (table view 1 of scroll view 1 of window MyTableView)
set MyIDNum to get id of the selected data row of table view 1 of
scroll view 1 of window MyTableView
log MyIDNum & " This is myIDNum" & return & return
end if
The app searches one of two tables. Here's what happens when the
exact same code searches the other table:
(the little chevron thingy is some kind of artifact. It's not there
in the actual search text, just in the snapshot)
2008-05-07 21:03:10.453 RadioKnife 1.0[542] "Clash this is the search
field content
"
2008-05-07 21:03:10.492 RadioKnife 1.0[542] "Clash this is the search
item in searchme
"
2008-05-07 21:03:10.643 RadioKnife 1.0[542] {19, " here's theindex!", "
", "
"}
2008-05-07 21:03:10.688 RadioKnife 1.0[542] {20, " This is the
selected row's index.", "
", "
"}
2008-05-07 21:03:10.732 RadioKnife 1.0[542] {30, " This is myIDNum", "
", "
Huh?
Anyway....
That's the first set of weirdnesses. Here's the two sets of code that
generate the two different tables:
The first table:
on MakeATable() -- creates the table in tableview 1 of window "main"
try
set theDataSource to data source of table view 1 of scroll view 1
of window 1
tell theDataSource
if (count data columns) = 0 then
make new data column at end of data columns with properties
{name:"airtime", sort order:ascending, sort type:numerical, sort case
sensitivity:case sensitive}
make new data column at end of data columns with properties
{name:"showname", sort order:ascending, sort type:alphabetical, sort
case sensitivity:case sensitive}
make new data column at end of data columns with properties
{name:"endtime", sort order:ascending, sort type:numerical, sort case
sensitivity:case sensitive}
make new data column at end of data columns with properties
{name:"fader", sort order:ascending, sort type:numerical, sort case
sensitivity:case sensitive}
make new data column at end of data columns with properties
{name:"willendat", sort order:ascending, sort type:numerical, sort
case sensitivity:case sensitive}
-- Make this a sorted data source
set sorted of theDataSource to true
-- Set the "name" data column as the sort column
set sort column of theDataSource to data column "airtime" of
theDataSource
end if
end tell
end try
end MakeATable
on SetTableContent(MyShowData) -- sets the contents of the table
created by the makeatable subroutine
try
tell data source of table view 1 of scroll view 1 of window 1
set theNewRow to make new data row at end of data rows
set contents of data cell 1 of theNewRow to (airtime of
MyShowData) as date
set contents of data cell 2 of theNewRow to (showname of MyShowData)
set contents of data cell 3 of theNewRow to (endtime of MyShowData)
set contents of data cell 4 of theNewRow to (fadetime of MyShowData)
set contents of data cell 5 of theNewRow to (willendat of
MyShowData) as date
return theNewRow
end tell
end try
end SetTableContent
the second table:
set content of table view "playlist" of scroll view "playlist" of
window "chooseplaylist" to every text item of ShowList
I should mention that the contents of the first table are subject to
frequent reordering. Rows are added, deleted, edited, and sorted
constantly.
Okay, Weirdness number two:
Once I search for something, the table view is locked. What I mean by
that is this:
In both tables, users can either click an appropriate button or else
double click a selection to bring up a schedule & settings dialog.
Once the search function has been run, double clicking ceases to
function in table 1 for the duration of the session, or in table 2
for the duration of the action (that is, once you've made a choice
and dismissed the playlist-picker, the table ceases to be, and
doesn't get recreated until you call it again, when it works fine again.
A clue as to how to fix that would be helpful.
So sorry to use so much of the list's time. I'm really grateful for
all your help, and look forward to celebrating when I finish this (a
few days once this and one other problem are solved).
