[izpack-users] izpack variable issue
Mandeep Saini
Mandeep.Saini at dante.org.uk
Thu Dec 21 12:52:12 CET 2006
Thanks Dennis, I will do it and will let the users list know when I will
do it...so Carmel if you can please wait for some time because we need
to look for the appropriate procedure to check in.
Regards
Mandeep
Dennis Reil wrote:
> Hi Mandeep,
>
> No problem, you can check it in. Thanks!
>
> regards,
> Dennis
>
>> Hi Carmel,
>>
>> I can commit my changes to the IzPack Trunk but I don't know what is the
>> procedure to take the permission from the IzPack developers. I think
>> Dennis Reil did the commit which introduces the UpdateUIElements in
>> UserInputPanel class but this method wasn't implemented completely.
>>
>> So Dennis if you are reading this mail, can you please tell me should I
>> do the commit because we (my colleague) have just completed the
>> implementation of method introduced by you and obviously introduced few
>> more methods (like setFieldContents in RuleInputField class to work it
>> properly).Or you will do it and if I should do it then what is the
>> procedure.
>> and the most important thing if other users are interested in it.
>>
>> There was also a bug related to the validation which is now fixed. so it
>> can also be committed.
>>
>>
>> Regards
>> Mandeep
>> Carmel Morrissey wrote:
>>> Hi Mandeep
>>>
>>> Can you send on/update the trunk version of RuleInputField? ... it currently
>>> does not contain a setFieldContents method.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Carmel
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Mandeep Saini [mailto:Mandeep.Saini at dante.org.uk]
>>> Sent: 20 December 2006 18:49
>>> To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
>>> Subject: Re: [izpack-users] izpack variable issue
>>>
>>> Hi Carmel,
>>>
>>> Try this :
>>> else if (RULE_FIELD.equals(element[POS_TYPE]))
>>> {
>>> RuleInputField rulef = (RuleInputField) element[POS_FIELD];
>>> String variable = (String) element[POS_VARIABLE];
>>> for (int l = 0; l < rulef.getNumFields(); l++) {
>>> value = idata.getVariable(variable + '.' + l);
>>> if (value != null && value.length() > 0)
>>> rulef.setFieldContents(value, l)
>>> }
>>> }
>>>
>>> How you are taking the value of port number at run time. if you are
>>> taking it from user then you must be storing it inside a variable say
>>> 'port' declared in Install.xml.
>>>
>>> If we assume that variable name is 'port' then you have to write:
>>> <field type="rule" variable="AppServerPort">
>>> <description align="left" txt="" id="description1.text"/>
>>> <spec txt="Enter web site port:" layout="N:15:5" set="0:${port}"/>
>>> validator class="com.izforge.izpack.util.NotEmptyValidator"
>>> txt="Please enter a valid port number"/>
>>> </field>
>>>
>>> and in Install.xml you can define the default value of port variable as
>>> 8888.
>>>
>>> I think this will help bcoz its working for me.
>>>
>>> Mandeep
>>>
>>> Carmel Morrissey wrote:
>>>> Hi Mandeep
>>>>
>>>> The update of the RULE_FIELD does not work within UserInputPanel
>>>> updateUIElements method asI would have expected. The value is not getting
>>>> updated within the RuleInputField. There is no setText() method or
>>> similar
>>>> with the RuleInputField class. I would have expected similar processing
>>> as
>>>> the TEXT_FIELD functionality.
>>>>
>>>> else if (TEXT_FIELD.equals(element[POS_TYPE]))
>>>> {
>>>> // update TextField
>>>> JTextField textf = (JTextField) element[POS_FIELD];
>>>>
>>>> // System.out.println("Textfield: " + value);
>>>> if (value == null)
>>>> {
>>>> value = textf.getText();
>>>> }
>>>> textf.setText(vs.substitute(value, null));
>>>> element[POS_FIELD] = textf;
>>>> }
>>>> else if (RULE_FIELD.equals(element[POS_TYPE]))
>>>> {
>>>>
>>>> RuleInputField rulef = (RuleInputField)
>>> element[POS_FIELD];
>>>> // System.out.println("RuleInputField: " + value);
>>>> if (value == null)
>>>> {
>>>> value = rulef.getText();
>>>> }
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> Is there any easy way of updating the text within the RuleInputField?
>>>>
>>>> In particular I want to update NODE 'set' within ELEMENT 'spec' (see
>>> sample
>>>> excerpt from userInputSpec.xml. I want to update the default port 8888 to
>>> a
>>>> value set at runtime.
>>>>
>>>> <field type="rule" variable="AppServerPort">
>>>> <description align="left" txt="" id="description1.text"/>
>>>> <spec txt="Enter web site port:" layout="N:15:5" set="0:8888"/>
>>>> validator class="com.izforge.izpack.util.NotEmptyValidator" txt="Please
>>>> enter a valid port number"/>
>>>> </field>
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> Carmel
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Mandeep Saini [mailto:Mandeep.Saini at dante.org.uk]
>>>> Sent: 20 December 2006 15:54
>>>> To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
>>>> Subject: Re: [izpack-users] izpack variable issue
>>>>
>>>> Hi Carmel,
>>>>
>>>> Try to checkout the recent IzPack from SVN repository on
>>>> http://svn.berlios.de/svnroot/repos/izpack/izpack-src/trunk/. You will
>>>> get the latest code here.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> Mandeep
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Carmel Morrissey wrote:
>>>>> Hi Mandeep
>>>>>
>>>>> I have downloaded the latest source code from IzPack and the
>>>> UserInputPanel
>>>>> class does not contain any updateUIElements method. Would it be possible
>>>> to
>>>>> get a copy of the code? I am trying to update default values on the
>>>>> UserInputPanel at runtime.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards
>>>>> Carmel
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Mandeep Saini [mailto:Mandeep.Saini at dante.org.uk]
>>>>> Sent: 20 December 2006 11:43
>>>>> To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
>>>>> Subject: Re: [izpack-users] izpack variable issue
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Sonal,
>>>>>
>>>>> In IzPack graphical interface is build only once and it happens in the
>>>>> very beginning so if you are setting a field with the value of a
>>>>> variable which you are taking as input from user will not be displayed
>>>>> in the field because the graphical interface was already build at that
>>>>> time and will not be able to show the recent value.
>>>>>
>>>>> But if you checkout the recent IzPack from the trunk then its possible.
>>>>> Because a new method updateUIElements has been added in the
>>>>> UserInputPanel class which updates the UI elements. Although it has not
>>>>> been implemented completely . It updates the rule field, text field but
>>>>> doesn't do it for search field and other fields. But you can write your
>>>>> own code to update Search field inside this method.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope this will help you.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards
>>>>> Mandeep
>>>>> sonal.deshpande at tcs.com wrote:
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> I want to use a variable for file tag in search field in
>>>> userInputSpc.xml.
>>>>>> e.g:
>>>>>> <field filename=VAR type="search" variable="db2_home">
>>>>>> where VAR is variable set in some radiobutton control.
>>>>>> Is it possible and how?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sonal B Deshpande
>>>>>> Tata Consultancy Services
>>>>>> Mailto: sonal.deshpande at tcs.com
>>>>>> Website: http://www.tcs.com
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