Scroll Line Into View in a Datagrid

[Jerry Jensen]

Ray - have you tried out Bernd's modTableField? It does quite a lot of what a datagrid table does for you, and its a lot simpler.
.Jerry

On Sep 25, 2014, at 8:41 AM, Ray <ray at linkit.com> wrote:

> Pete - I wanted to get back with you since you were so kind to respond and shed some light on things.
> 
> I've discovered [once again] that Livecode data grids are really complicated, convoluted things.  I had set the behavior of the grid in question to a button whose script  was a slightly altered version of the default button.  This in turn broke the ability to scroll, either from a script or manually.  Why?  Who knows?
> 
> I'm rebuilding the grid now from scratch and I'll come up with a work-around other than setting the grid's behavior.
> 
> Thanks for your help!
> 
> Ray Horsley
> LinkIt! Software
> 
> On 9/25/2014 1:21 AM, Peter Haworth wrote:
>> Datagrids come in 2 flavors,  table and form.  So you have a datagrid table
>> not an LC basic table control.
>> 
>> I asked about a form because of your comment about multiple lines. Normally
>> a datagrid  table has one line per row with a return  character marking the
>> end of a line.  If you're trying to put multiple lines in a single
>> datagrid  row,  I don't think you can do that.
>> 
>> Pete
>> lcSQL Software
>> On Sep 24, 2014 7:32 PM, "Ray" <ray at linkit.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Pete,
>>> 
>>> Now wait a minute.  I've sometimes gotten a bit confused with Livecode's
>>> terms.  When  l look at it in the properties palette it's a "group" with a
>>> "style" of "Table" which I can change to "Form" (but I don't).
>>> 
>>> But when I created it I dragged over a "Data Grid" as oposed to a "Basic
>>> Table Field" or a "Scrolling Field" for example.
>>> 
>>> So what is it?
>>> 
>>> On 9/24/2014 10:49 PM, Peter Haworth wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Ray,
>>>> So this is a datagrid form, not a table? Have to admit I'm not that
>>>> familiar with dg forms so not sure what else to suggest, sorry.
>>>> 
>>>> Pete
>>>> lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>
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>>>> 
>>>> On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 5:51 PM, Ray <ray at linkit.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>  Pete,
>>>>> Thanks for the response.  I've checked the it variable and I'm getting
>>>>> "handled" returned, which I assume is good.  Regarding the line number,
>>>>> I've definitely got over 20 lines of data in the grid. I do only have one
>>>>> line of data for the first two columns with about 23 lines of data in the
>>>>> third.  Do you think that could be the problem?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ray Horsley
>>>>> LinkIt! Software
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 9/24/2014 9:21 PM, Peter Haworth wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>  Syntax looks good.  Couple of things you've probably already checked -
>>>>>> what's in the "it" variable after dispatch (should be "handled"), and
>>>>>> are
>>>>>> you sure 20 is a valid line number.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Pete
>>>>>> lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>
>>>>>> Home of lcStackBrowser <http://www.lcsql.com/lcstackbrowser.html> and
>>>>>> SQLiteAdmin <http://www.lcsql.com/sqliteadmin.html>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 4:29 PM, Ray <ray at linkit.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>   Has anybody had any luck with scrollLineIntoView?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I'm trying all kinds of variations in syntax of:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>       dispatch "scrollLineIntoView" to group "MyGroup" with 20
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> but with no results and nothing in 'the result'
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Is there something else I need to to do prepare for this?
>>>>>>> 
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