Trying to get a string

WEB

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.

fredo6

@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:

Use the UI.inputbox method. This is short to code (a few lines).
Use a WebDialog or HTMLDialog, much longer to code, but you have full freedom on formatting.
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

WEB

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

Dan Rathbun

@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.