Inputbox issues

Pixero

I have a simple inputbox but I'm getting errors later in the plugin complaining @@depth to be an array so I tried adding a [1] but it doesn't seem to work.


@@depth = 400.mm unless @@depth

# Dialog box
prompts = ["Depth"]
values = [@@depth]
results = inputbox prompts, values, "Settings"

return if not results
@@depth = results[1] #Tried to solve the array error with this. 
#The Error goes away but the value isn't passed on.

I tried with a:
puts @@depth
but nothing is visible in the console.
Any ideas how to solve this?

TIG

@@depth = results[0]
There's only one input - so the first in the array 'results' is [0] ?
Ruby's array-element counts always start at 0, NOT 1 !
Don't ask why !!

Pixero

Ah, makes sense. I should have tried that. I just thought that it was like this:

results = inputbox prompts[0], values[1], "Settings"[2]

Pixero

Your right. It passed the value to puts at least.
But now I'm getting: Error: #<ArgumentError: comparison of Length with nil failed>

I'm trying to set an attribute of a DC from this Input box and I guess DC's don't like the .mm thing. Is there any other way of getting the correct lenght as a plain number? From tests that works but it gets translated to inches when returned so it screws up the Input box value the next time it is opened.

TIG

NO ! Use:
@@depth = 400.mm unless @@depth prompts = ["Depth"] values = [@@depth] results = inputbox(prompts, values, "Settings")
Then if results use:
@@depth = results[0]
??

If it's for a DC issue, then try using a float 400.0 in the inputbox and then later on pass it as a value that is converted to inches etc for the DC code ? Later on, when you recover it convert it back ?

Pixero

I do it exactly like that and I still get this error:


Error; #<ArgumentError; comparison of Length with nil failed>
c;/users/jan/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/su_dynamiccomponents/ruby/dcclass_v1.rbe;3220;in `=='
c;/users/jan/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/su_dynamiccomponents/ruby/dcclass_v1.rbe;3220;in `get_cascading_attribute'
c;/users/jan/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/su_dynamiccomponents/ruby/dcclass_v1.rbe;3327;in `get_attribute_value'
c;/users/jan/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/su_dynamiccomponents/ruby/dcclass_v1.rbe;4283;in `parse_reference'
c;/users/jan/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/su_dynamiccomponents/ruby/dcclass_v1.rbe;4809;in `parse_subformula'
c;/users/jan/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/su_dynamiccomponents/ruby/dcclass_v1.rbe;5088;in `block in parse_subformula'
c;/users/jan/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/su_dynamiccomponents/ruby/dcclass_v1.rbe;5085;in `each'
c;/users/jan/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/su_dynamiccomponents/ruby/dcclass_v1.rbe;5085;in `parse_subformula'
c;/users/jan/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/su_dynamiccomponents/ruby/dcclass_v1.rbe;5070;in `block in parse_subformula'
c;/users/jan/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/su_dynamiccomponents/ruby/dcclass_v1.rbe;5067;in `each'
c;/users/jan/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/su_dynamiccomponents/ruby/dcclass_v1.rbe;5067;in `parse_subformula'
c;/users/jan/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/su_dynamiccomponents/ruby/dcclass_v1.rbe;4743;in `parse_formula'
c;/users/jan/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/su_dynamiccomponents/ruby/dcclass_v1.rbe;4483;in `get_formula_result'
c;/users/jan/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/su_dynamiccomponents/ruby/dcclass_v1.rbe;486;in `redraw'
c;/users/jan/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/su_dynamiccomponents/ruby/dcclass_v1.rbe;921;in `block in redraw'
c;/users/jan/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/su_dynamiccomponents/ruby/dcclass_v1.rbe;916;in `each'
c;/users/jan/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/su_dynamiccomponents/ruby/dcclass_v1.rbe;916;in `redraw'
c;/users/jan/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/su_dynamiccomponents/ruby/dcclass_v1.rbe;921;in `block in redraw'
c;/users/jan/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/su_dynamiccomponents/ruby/dcclass_v1.rbe;916;in `each'
c;/users/jan/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/su_dynamiccomponents/ruby/dcclass_v1.rbe;916;in `redraw'
...

Edit: Ok, I'll try that.

TIG

Skip the inputbox part for initial testing.
Simply set your @@depth to various 'types' - e.g. float, mm etc, and test each.
Which works ?
That gives you a clue as to which 'type' can be successfully passed...

Pixero

This works but next time the value is in inches.

@@wdepth = 400.0 unless @@depth
	
# Dialog box
prompts = ["Depth"]
values = [@@depth]
results = inputbox(prompts, values, "Settings")

return if not results
@@depth = results[0]
@@depth*=0.0393700787

In the last line I turn the mm value into inch so it will be correct in the DC but I need to multiply that value by 2.54 to get it back to mm for the prompt the next time.
Where and how to do that?

Pixero

Solved it this way so I never have to pass the @@depth value to the DC.


@@depth_inch = @@depth*0.0393700787