Can I use an iProperty as a Parameter WITHOUT using iLogic?

[LT.Rusty]

I know how to get a parameter into my list of custom iProperties, and that's not my issue here.

What I want to do is take the iProperty lbmass and add it to the list of user parameters.  Is there any way to do this without using iLogic?

[mrattray]

I don't think so, but it's a very simple thing to do with iLogic. What's so bad about using iLogic?

[LT.Rusty]

There's probably nothing inherently bad about iLogic, except that I just don't really have the time to spend learning how to use it. 😛

The last time I really sat down to write a lot of code, line numbers were still mandatory.

[mrattray]

It's a one liner. Make the user parameter you want to hold your mass then add a rule with the following line:

myMassParameter = iProperties.Mass

 (Replace "myMassParameter" with whatever you named your parameter to.

Go to the Manage tab > Event Triggers and add your rule an event of your choice. This will control when your parameter updates. I like On Save, mself.

[LT.Rusty]

Thanks.  I'll play with it some.

I suspect I'm going to just have to learn how to write iLogic code myself eventually.

[mrattray]

These kinds of things are cake. In fact, you could have pulled that line out of the default snippets folder.
Give it a try, they did a pretty good job of making it user friendly to non-programmers.

[LT.Rusty]

You sort of missed an important part of the iLogic code ...

it's not "mass = i.Properties.Mass." It's "Parameter("partmass") = iProperties.Mass"


This doesn't look that difficult otherwise, I guess. It's something I probably should start figuring out. Bleh.


Thanks for getting me pointed in the right direction.

[mrattray]

You shouldn't need to use the Parameter("patmass"). The only time you need that is if you're using an external rule. Does mass = i.Properties.Mass not work for you?

[LT.Rusty]

I'm using an external rule.

I've added the trigger in to all my templates, but because I've got a lot of documents that are older than the templates I'm using and I want to be able to run this on those parts as well, I've set it up as external.