Global Table on GUI

Hello Everyone,

how can i display a GlobalTable in my custom GUI,
what code i have to use in 'viewfocus' ?

I would appreciate any help and hint.

Thanks in advance
Ameen Shabeer

You want the data variable of the global table object.

The simplest method if the viewfocus node has string data is:

nodetopath(reftable("MyGlobalTable"));

or to use the names instead of ranks,

nodetopath(reftable("MyGlobalTable"),1);

If the viewfocus has had coupling data you'll want to set it with :

nodepoint(<the viewfocus node>, reftable("MyGlobalTable"));

..but since the global tables don't typically move around that's not likely needed

Dear Jason,
thanks for your replay,

i am not understanding your solution, can you post a simple model ?

Regards
Ameen

I guess I missed the initial step of dragging the table control onto your main GUI canvas. It's the viewfocus of that control that you need to set.

If you're not setting the focus in code, you can just use the top two reftable examples in a script window (without the semicolon) and when you execute the script it will give you the string to enter in the viewfocus node of the table control.

Success !!!

Thanks Jason

Regards
Ameen

Hi Ameen / Jason,

My goal is to Load Global table values in GUI Table and be able to edit them.

I am facing similar problem. I am not able to load global table values into GUI table.

Can you send a sample model so I can understand it.

Thanks

Hello!

I am currently trying to form a GUI that stores values in a Global Table. Those values will be called from different objects in the model but they do not need to be reniewed during the run.

I am not sure i have the right concept. I have put a table in my GUI and on button. But how do i link the GUI\'s table with my global table ? And how can i insert data in my GUI table ?

A small model example would be really help full

Thank you in advance for your answer

p.s. i am using edition 4.52, so unfortunately i cannot have access to more recent models

The viewfocus node of the table view structure needs to point to the data node of the global table and so will be something like:

MODEL:/Tools/GlobalTables/MyTable>variables/data

If you want edit fields in a GUI (not a table view) to update individual cells in a table, then you\'d provide the path to that cell\'s node under the table\'s \'data\' node in a coldlink or hotlink. In this case the path would look something like:

MODEL:/Tools/GlobalTables/MyTable>variables/data/rowname/columname

or

MODEL:/Tools/GlobalTables/MyTable>variables/data/4/3