data grid by hand doesn't create a data grid templates' substack

[Andre.Bisseret]

Le 24 mars 10 à 19:11, Trevor DeVore a écrit :

> On Mar 24, 2010, at 1:01 PM, Andre.Bisseret wrote:
>
>> When one drags a data grid from Tools one gets a data grid  
>> templates substack nnn
>>
>> But if one creates a datagrid with:
>> ------
>> copy group "DataGrid" of group "Templates" of stack  
>> "revDataGridLibrary" to card 1 of this stack
>> put it into theDataGridRef
>> ------
>> there is not such a substack.
>
> Correct. The IDE automates this part. If you are doing everything  
> yourself then you have to create the substack yourself.
>
>> then I suppose that the data grid will work only in the IDE? (being  
>> dependent of the revDataGridLibrary)
>
> It will work in a standalone as long as you create a stack that  
> starts with Data Grid Templates stack.
>
>> Could be that In the lesson, I don't well understand the following:
>> ----------------
>> set the dgProp["row template"] of theDataGridRef to the long id of  
>> group "MyRowTemplate" of stack
>> "MyStack"
>> You should probably create this ahead of time using the IDE. For  
>> example, you could create a data
>> grid and then delete it while leaving the row template behind (it  
>> will exist on a card in "Data Grid
>> Templates xxx" stack).
>> --------------
>> With what should I replace "MyRowTemplate"?
>
> The long id of the row template group you want to use. The Data Grid  
> won't work if you don't assign a row template to it. The IDE does  
> this for you and the row template resides on one of the cards in the  
> Data Grid Templates stack.
>
> Unless you have a need in your program to dynamically create Data  
> Grids I would recommend you use the Tools Palette.
>
No such need in fact. So I am always using the Tools Palette
Was just to better understand what was going on when creating a DG by  
script

Thank you Trevor for your explanations.


Best regards from Grenoble

André