Summary
Opens a property-dialog The command belongs to the group "Dialog".
Parameters
| Parameter Name |
Description |
Type |
| GuiNodeRef |
The name of the reference to the element containing the property-dialog structure. |
nodeReference |
| PropFileName |
The path and filename of the file in which the values, entered/selected by the user shall be saved (as defaults for a next run). |
valueexpression |
Valid parameter combinations
- GuiNodeRef
- GuiNodeRef,PropFileName
Description
This command starts the property dialog at runtime asking the user to enter values for a given set of properties. The "GuiNodeRef" refernces an XML document, which defines the structure of the property dialog. If the property file is available at startup of the property dialog, then their values are preloaded to the dialog.
Examples
Example 1
The example below displays the property dialog. The properties entered are saved to the XML file "guiproperties.xml". The structure of the dialog is defined by the XML document referenced by "myGui"
<ShowPropertyDialog GuiNodeRef="myGui" PropFileName="guiproperties.xml"/>