How to check if a variable is a grid and get grid control name with metadata

[renierne]

Hi, 

 

What I want to do is loop all the variables in a panel (WinC) check if its a Grid if its a grid get the grid Control Name by using meta data, could you please assist me in the syntax needed I am not that great with meta data coding.

 

This is what I have so far : 

 

+++Define Field: AbbreviatedName
 +For Each Variable .Panel
 +++Set Value To Current Field: AbbreviatedName
 +For Each Property

Not sure if I am on the correct track?

 

Thanks.

[renierne]

Is this even possible?

[George Jeffcock]

no it is not possible. 

 

But read https://communities.ca.com/message/241861207?commentID=241861207#comment-241861207  which may also help see meta might not be the way you really need

 

What is your use case?

[renierne]

I am writing a pattern for saving a users grid column sequence, I know this is standard functionality and that it reads the INI to determine this but in my example the company is using thin servers to host the application so each user does not have there own ini file on the server... So I am writing a pattern that we can inherit from and will overwrite the column seq when the screen opens. For this I would like to get the grids on a screen control name using this and keeping track of the fields in the grid I can set the column seq using C++.  I have a work around where each developer would have to specify the control name on each screen but would of liked it if I could do this automatically. Hope this makes sense.

[George Jeffcock]

StellaTools.Abstract.UIBASIC._GridAdjustColumnWidthsToData  might help you on a few things

 

And see https://communities.ca.com/message/99150496?commentID=99150496#comment-99150496