TD-4485: Where is associate with tabs ?

[Didier Tourneur]

 Posted by:  Didier Tourneur 

In td 4.1 or 4.2 in some source code the function associate with tab dissapear and it is very
difficult to play with tabs without this functionality.
With a from with 3 controls it's easy but with 250 it's very difficult

Didier

[Jeff Luther]

 Posted by:  Jeff Luther 

If I understand correctly, the floating popup menu item "Associate with
tab..." is *only* available when the item is displayed (select an item
in view/preview mode then right-click with the mouse). You display the
item either by clicking on the parent window, then the Layout tab, or by
Previewing the parent. It is never available in the Attribute Inspector
(Alt+3 keys), though to me this association is an attribute of the child
item.

I also just tested and don't see a way of 'ganging' multiple items
together to associate all of them with a tab at once; it seems you have
to do this one item at a time. (Multi-select of many items, right-click
with the mouse brings up an edit/layout menu, not a prop. menu for multi
items.)

Best Regards,
Jeff @ PC Design
info. & samples: www.JeffLuther.net/unify/

[Didier Tourneur]

 Posted by:  Didier Tourneur 

I'm agree with you , But sometimes in a source code a of windows 140 000
items, the functionnality disappear in the popup menu
And it'is not possible to do a associate with tab for all the control.

I want associate juste a controls not all the controls of the window

It's always the same when you save and reload as text.
The only solution is to create a new window.
I 'm looking for a solution more simple.

Didier

[Martin Duty]

 Posted by:  Martin Duty 

I have seen this happen also. But when I've tried to re-create it, I can't.
When it happens I usually have to re-create the Tabs form and copy over all
the controls and code. This is usually faster than slowly working back to
find the responsible code causing it.

I think it is a bad declaration of some constant or external function call.

Martin

[Didier Tourneur]

 Posted by:  Didier Tourneur 

I 'm agree with you, But have you try to recreate a form with 10 tabs and
with 500 controls with specific display.
I have the problem on 50 % of my forms or dialog box

Didier

[Jeff Luther]

 Posted by:  Jeff Luther 

I would add to Martin's comment, Didier, to BE SURE to make sure your
source APP/APL files are in text format. If not, save out in this
format, File/New... then File/Open... your application again.

Maybe everyone knows this by now, but binary format -- when there is a
problem like you have with 50% -- can always hide that problem. Text
format forces TD to completely rebuild the appl. source in memory. This
often 'cures' a problem such as yours.

Binary format is (essentially, as I recall) a memory image saved to
disk. There is no rebuild on read-in so any problem stays 'embedded' in
the binary code.

Best Regards,
Jeff @ PC Design
info. & samples: www.JeffLuther.net/unify/

[Mike Vandine]

Hi Didier,

What version do you need this to be in? Have you tried this with TD5.1?

Can you submit a SMALL example, i.e. something that worked prior to TD4.1 and no longer works?

Best regards,

[Ingo Pohl]

 Posted by:  Ingo Pohl 

I once had the same problem...

the solution was to remove and then add again the dll in the property page
of the window.
There is an entry named QuickObject DLL.
First delete this Entry, save, reopen, add the DLL again save and then it
should work...
In my case it had been qtchi31.dll for you i guess it would be qtchi40.dll
or qtchi41.dll ...

[Didier Tourneur]

 Posted by:  Didier Tourneur 


It's only on somes files, I think that the file lose the class dependance
of the quickobject.

it'is diicult to find something in 120 075 items

Didier

[Ingo Pohl]

 Posted by:  Ingo Pohl 

Maybe you could merge all libraries and then search with textpad...

[Didier Tourneur]

 Posted by:  Didier Tourneur 

I do it And I didn't find it

Didier

[Edward]

 Posted by:  Edward 

Hi, I have same problem, the problem pdlgtabs.exe isn´t working suitable.
Well, I use test version 4.2 for modify and then save in apt version.
Finally use my
correct version 4.2 (no test version) and continue working.

This is a big trouble....

Edward

[wilhelm]

 Posted by:  Wilhelm Speck 

I just had the same problem today.
Save the libray/file that defines your tab-window-class as text and load
it into a normal editor.
I suspect the "class dll name" property of the used baseclass is empty.
It should be "qtabiXX.dll" where XX ist the version no. of your runtime.
Add that parameter, save the file and load again in the ide.
I hope this helps

Cheers, Wilhelm

P.S. Normally if this happens, the Icon in the outline changes from
tab-icon to formwindow icon.

[Mirko]

 Posted by:  Mirko BONANNO 

Very nicely narrowed down Wilhelm :wink:

Hope it will finally (and definitely) help Didier !!!

Did it work for you Didier ?

Ciao
Mirko

[Mike Vandine]

Hi Didier,

Did you see this entry in the Newsgroups regarding this problem:

"I just had the same problem today. Save the libray/file that defines your tab-window-class as text and
load it into a normal editor.

I suspect the "class dll name" property of the used baseclass is empty. It should be "qtabiXX.dll" where XX ist the version no. of your runtime. Add that parameter, save the file and load again in the ide."

Can you please see if this helps you out?