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    • W Offline
      WEB
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      In a Ruby script, I would like to set a variable equal to the user's input from the keyboard with no inputbox or dialog slowing things down. It's easy as can be in Ruby: myVariable = gets. Darned if I can figure out how to do it in SketchUp Ruby.

      I'm an absolute newb at this, so I'd appreciate any help you can give.

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      • fredo6F Offline
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        @web said:

        In a Ruby script, I would like to set a variable equal to the user's input from the keyboard with no inputbox or dialog slowing things down. It's easy as can be in Ruby: myVariable = gets. Darned if I can figure out how to do it in SketchUp Ruby.

        I'm an absolute newb at this, so I'd appreciate any help you can give.

        I am afraid that you have to use a dialog box. gets does not work in Sketchup Ruby.

        There are several methods:

        1. Use the UI.inputbox method. This is short to code (a few lines).

        2. Use a WebDialog or HTMLDialog, much longer to code, but you have full freedom on formatting.

        3. If you develop an interactive "Tool" (i.e. class Sketchup::Tool) and you need a numeric input, you can use the VCB input (method UserText())

        Fredo

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        • W Offline
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          last edited by

          Thank you. That explains why I couldn't figure out how to do it. On to Plan B!

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          • Dan RathbunD Offline
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            @web said:

            That explains why I couldn't figure out how to do it.

            The real reason is because standard IO has been redirected to SketchUp's Ruby Console.

            I'm not here much anymore.

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