Reconnecting a stack's datagrid with its template in a stackrunner situation

[Pete]

Hi STephen,
Yes, I think we've all found that datagrids are "sensitive"!  I don't have
an answer to your problem, probably only Trevor can solve it.  The only
thing I can contribute is that table style datagrids that have no customised
columns will work even if their template card doesn't exist.  I found that
out by accidentally deleting template cards in an attempt to tidy up the
Templates stack, and it was subsequently confirmed by Trevor.

I don't know if you have customised columns in the datagrid, but just
mentioning this so you don't waste time focusing on template issues.

Pete
Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com>




On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 5:40 PM, stephen barncard <
stephenREVOLUTION2 at barncard.com> wrote:

> Hi Gang I'm still grinding away at this thing. Maybe I didn't describe the
> situation very well.
> or else it's impossible. To recap
>
> I'm trying to get a Datagrid to work in a stack that works fine by itself
> in
> the IDE (with the datagrid template in a substack), but fails to work in a
> "Stackrunner" style stack launcher.
>
> My launcher is an application that includes all the libraries and engine
> and
> a base stack, and provides a listing area to choose a stack to 'GO' to .
> This thing works great and I can store them online and use my utility
> stacks
> without having to compile. It's an expansion of an idea by Ken Ray.
>
> However, Datagrids, as discussed earlier, seem to break under these
> conditions. Why, I don't know.
> I put a command line kind of diagnostic field in the app so I could check
> out more.
>
> I can see the substack and its templates  exist by using commands in my
> fake
> 'message box' I put in the stack for diagnostics, while running in
> stackrunner mode. By the way, this stack functions as designed in the
> 'suspend IDE controls' mode.
>
>
> I've tried  (per the docs for expanding the same template to many grids)
>
> *set the dgprops["row template"] of group "OutputGrid" to the long id of
> group id 1006 of card id 1005 of stack "Data Grid Templates 1307301831663"
> of stack "onlinelistmanager"*
>
>
> (grp 1006 is the "Row Template")
>
> With no error, but the grid is lifeless. Can't scroll, can't put data in
> etc.
>
>
> There must be a methodical way to re-connect the datagrid with the template
> in the substack. Is there more to re-connect that the Row Template?   This
> is a stock table style datagrid.
>
> Is there more datagrid 'stuff'  that needs to be included that gets added
> by
> the standalone builder?
> (and yes I've seen the lesson that deals with 'splash stacks' - this is
> different in that each stack needs it's dedicated template to come in with
> the stack)
>
> These datagrids are sensitive - they don't like me monkeying around.
>
> thanks in advance for any advice.
>
> --
>
>
>
> Stephen Barncard
> San Francisco Ca. USA
>
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