iLogic: How to create an InputBox consisting of 3 coloumns?

[Anonymous]

Hello World 🙂

I am a beginner using I-Logic to enable a symmetrical part change by the user into an asymmetrical part. This can be done by changing values in the input box for the left and right side of the part.

However, I am facing the following problem:

Firstly, I aleady know how to create an input box for one value entry and how to convert that:

myparam = InputBox("Prompt", "Title", "Default Entry")

CDbl(myparam)

Anyway, the question is the following: How can I create an input box consisting of 3 coloumns (see attached pdf-file "InputBox_3Coloumns" please):
1. coloumn: Contains fixed terms/ name

2. coloumn: Input possibility for values (left side of the part)

3. coloumn: Input possibility for values (right side of the part)

Also, I should mention that the value in the third coloumn should be filled in automatically. That means: When the user puts the values in the second coloumn, the third coloumn takes over the same values automatically. Now, the same value in the third coloumn should be highlighted automatically to enable the user to change that value, if needed, without using the mouse. Here, a work step is saved in order to reduce working time (see attached pdf-file "FillingInAndHighlightingAutomatically" please).

I really hope to find help here, I have already searched for suitable solutions but could not find any.
Thank you so much in advance!

[rhasell]

Hi

Have you thought of using a form instead?

[Anonymous]

I could create a form with several "columns" by adding "Raws", thank you!

I still wonder how I can automatically transfer the entered value from the first column to the second column. The value should be marked so that the value can be changed without using the mouse.

[FINET_Laurent]

Morning,

For the little I know, this sounds a little complicated and I don't think I whould be able to accomplish this using iLogic.

VBA Editor sounds more adequate for this task.

Regards,

FINET L.

[Anonymous]

Alright, I will leave it for later then. Thank you.

[rhasell]

I did some brief testing, but I could not get the fields to stabily auto populate, sometimes it worked perfectly, but then other instances all my entries would be overwritten, it was most frustrating, as a normal form with an apply button will work perfectly, but the auto populate is where it got difficult for me.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for trying it out! I don't know what to do, too. Seems to be more complicated than I thought.

[A.Acheson]

@Anonymous 

Correct me if I am wrong but do you need a dynamic form like attached where the input boxes get greyed out as conditions are met?

Description	Links	Notes	Category	Category 1	Category 2
Enable iLogic Form Controls	http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com	Enable iLogic Form Controls3.ipt This is also from Curtis Post or somewhere on the forum. I do not have the direct link but this grey's out the form controls as the user selects parameters with certain criteria. I use it to select material, thickness, sheet metal rule etc in a sheet metal part.	ilogic	iLogic parameters/Forms	Automation

[Anonymous]

Thank you Alan for your reply.

No, no greyed out input fields.

I have two columns full of input fields. When the first value is put and "Enter" is pressed, the same value should appear automatically in the input field next to it (second column). Also, it should be marked in blue, so that you can change the value immediately without using the mouse.

So after putting the first value (320mm) and pressing Enter, the same value appears automatically in the inpult field next to it and is marked in blue:

The aim is, to save a work step and you don't need to use the mouse to click on the inpult field to change the value because it is already marked.