Genie Style Tabbed Control Syntax

Syntax

[%R=P1% Width, Height Variable_Name ^^ Choices [ ! Event ][ ? Enabled ] ]

Arguments

[%R % ^^]: Character. The leading [%R% and trailing ] and ^^ characters are required.
P1: Numeric. Column width in characters.
Width: Numeric. The width of the control.
Height: Numeric. The height of the control.
Variable_Name: Character. The name of a character variable to receive the user selection, or a numeric variable to receive the index value of the selected radio button. The index of the top-most button is 1.
Choices: Character. See Choices Syntax.
Event: Character. Optional. See Event Syntax.
Enabled: Logical. Optional. See Enabled Syntax.

Description

This syntax for displaying a tabbed control starts with an array that defines the names of the different tabs. This approach dynamically builds an embeds dialog boxes for each of the tab pages. This, in turn requires an array of code pages and a function that identifies the current page and builds the appropriate page.

You must not have any space characters in the finished command, except those that may be inside entries in the Choices list.

Example

dim panes as C
panes = <<%a%
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
%a%
ui_dlg_box("Tabbed Form",<<%dlg%
[%R=1%.30,10current_pane^^panes!current_pane_*]
%dlg%)