WhereAreObjects ( Layout )

Returns the list of layout objects with name, type, source and position ( left and top )

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Agnes Barouh - Show more from this author
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Sample input:

WhereAreObjects ( Get ( LayoutName ) )

Sample output:

1. Hello - rectangle | L : 393 | T : 274
2. a - tab panel | L : 424 | T : 291
3. a_1 - tab panel | L : 436 | T : 339
4. a_2 - tab panel | L : 436 | T : 339
5. a_3 - tab panel | L : 436 | T : 339
6. b - tab panel | L : 424 | T : 291
7. ct_Name - field TableC::Contact | L : 460 | T : 357
8. c - tab panel | L : 424 | T : 291
9. c_1 - tab panel | L : 447 | T : 349
10. c_2 - tab panel | L : 447 | T : 349

Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

/* WhereAreObjects ( Layout ) v2.1
  WhereAreObjects () requires CustomList ( Start; End; Function )

Returns the list of layout objects.
Returned elements by object are: name, type, source and position ( left and top )

A convenient function to locate objects on a Layout .

WhereAreObjects ( Get ( LayoutName ) )
    Result >
                 1. Hello - rectangle | L : 393 | T : 274
                 2. a - tab panel | L : 424 | T : 291
                 3. a_1 - tab panel | L : 436 | T : 339
                 4. a_2 - tab panel | L : 436 | T : 339
                 5. a_3 - tab panel | L : 436 | T : 339
                 6. b - tab panel | L : 424 | T : 291
                 7. ct_Name - field TableC::Contact | L : 460 | T : 357
                 8. c - tab panel | L : 424 | T : 291
                 9. c_1 - tab panel | L : 447 | T : 349
                 10. c_2 - tab panel | L : 447 | T : 349

  //-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
  // Agnès Barouh - Aout 2007 - Bugs / Corrections Report :  barouh.agnes@wanadoo.fr
  //-------------------------------------------------------------------*/

Let ([

$ObjList = LayoutObjectNames ( Get ( FileName ); Layout ) ;
$ObjTarget = CustomList ( 1; ValueCount ( $ObjList );
                       "Let ([ Value = GetValue ( $ObjList ; [n] ) ];
                        Case ( Not IsEmpty ( GetLayoutObjectAttribute ( Value ; \"ObjectType\" )) ; Value ))")
];
           CustomList ( 1; ValueCount ( $ObjTarget );
           "Let ([ Value = GetValue ( $ObjTarget ; [n] ) ];
            [n] & \". \" & Value & \" - \" & GetLayoutObjectAttribute ( Value ; \"ObjectType\" ) &
           \"     \" & GetLayoutObjectAttribute ( Value ; \"Source\" ) &
           \"     | L : \" & GetLayoutObjectAttribute ( Value ; \"Left\" ) &
           \"     | T : \" & GetLayoutObjectAttribute ( Value ; \"Top\" ))"
   )
)

Returns the list of layout objects.

Returned elements by object are: name, type, source and position ( left and top )

A convenient function to locate objects on a Layout .

-----------------------------------------
it is not a recursive function
Requires CustomList ( start ; End ; Function )
-----------------------------------------

Comments

		Tim Anderson, Tim Anderson Group Apr 20, 2009
Agnes, thank you very much your wonderful cfs add great power to FileMaker and make my life so much easier.

		AgnÃ¨s, Paris Apr 22, 2009
Thank you very much ! and thank to you to use it !

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WhereAreObjects ( Layout )

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