DriveWorks Solo 24

Enhancements

TextInvariant

Formats the given value according to an Excel formatting string using the invariant culture.

For example:

TextInvariant(Now(),"dd-mm-yy")

Will return 03-07-26 (when called on this date)

TextFormatInvariant

Formats one or more values invariantly according to the given formatting string.

For example:

TextFormatInvariant("The total price is {0:$#.00}",12345)

Will return The total price is $12345.00

TableFormatInvariant

Formats text found in a column in the provided table using the invariant culture.

For example:

TableFormatInvariant(DWLookupCurrency,2,"0.0%")

DateAddDays

Adds (a negative number will subtract) a specified number of days to a date value.

For example:

DateAddDays(Now(),2)

Will add two days to the result coming from the result of the Now function.

DateAddHours

Adds (a negative number will subtract) a specified number of hours to a date value.

For example:

DateAddHours(Now(),-8)

Will subtract eight hours from the result of the Now function.

DateAddMilliseconds

Adds (a negative number will subtract) a specified number of milliseconds to a date value.

For example:

DateAddMilliseconds(Now(),2000)

Will add 2000 milliseconds to the result of the Now function.

DateAddMinutes

Adds (a negative number will subtract) a specified number of minutes to a date value.

For example:

DateAddMinutes(Now(),-45)

Will subtract 45 minutes from the result of the Now function.

DateAddMonths

Adds (a negative number will subtract) a specified number of months to a date value.

For example:

DateAddMonths(Now(),8)

Will add eight months to the result of the result of the Now function.

DateAddSeconds

Adds (a negative number will subtract) a specified number of seconds to a date value.

For example:

DateAddSeconds(Now(),-40)

Will subtract 40 seconds from the result of the Now function.

DateAddWeeks

Adds (a negative number will subtract) a specified number of weeks to a date value.

For example:

DateAddWeeks(Now(),-6)

Will subtract 6 weeks from the result of the Now function.

DateAddYears

Adds (a negative number will subtract) a specified number of years to a date value.

For example:

DateAddYears(Now(),2)

Will add two years to the result of the Now function.

Toggle Between Recent Views

Quickly toggle between the two most recently used views in the Project Designer.

From anywhere in DriveWorks Administrator select the keyboard shortcut key:

Ctrl + [

The previous view will become active.

For example:

From Form Design navigate to Define Variables hit Ctrl + [ to toggle back to Form Design

Toggle view is disabled when any other dialog is open (for example the Rule Builder or Add Document Wizard).

Convert Check Box to Toggle Switch

Quickly convert a Check Box control to a Toggle Switch control.

1. In Form Design, right click on the Check Box control to be converted.
2. Select Convert > To ToggleSwitch

   

3. The Check Box will convert to a Toggle Switch.

   All properties common to both controls will be retained.

Text Formatting - Hyperlink Support

Styling the text that appears on form controls now support hyperlinks.

A hyperlink uses the [url] tag to open the link in the current tab of the browser (when running a specification in a browser).

Or using the [url-external] tag will open a new tab in the current browser (when running a specification in a browser).

When running a specification in a desktop application the link will be opened in a new tab of the default browser regardless of the hyperlink formatting tag used.

Hyperlinks are not supported when formatting text for the Tooltip Text property or on any button control.

Label Control - Text Property

The Label control can now be more interactive, format the text property of a label to include links to product data sheets, company policies, etc.

Slider Control - Text Property

Text formatting support has also been extended to the text property of the Slider Control.

Text Formatting - Caption Property Support

Text formatting can now be applied to the caption property of form controls.

This includes formatting the text to display as bold, italic, underlined, color and as a hyperlink.

• Check Box

  

• Toggle Switch

  

The caption property of the following controls also now support text formatting:

• Check Box Group and Option Group
• Combo Box and List Box
• Text Box and Spin Button
• Numeric Text Box

Text Formatting - Items Property Support

Items presented in Check Box Group, Option Group and List Box controls can benefit from text formatting tags.

This includes formatting the text to display as bold, italic, underlined, color and as a hyperlink.

• Check Box Group

  

• Option Group

  

• List Box

  

Opacity

The opacity of each control can be controlled.

Apply a value between 0 (not visible) and 100 (fully visible).

Group Padding

Group Padding property is available for the Check Box Group and Option Group controls.

Group Padding specifies the padding around items in the group.

Padding will control:

• The point at which line wrapping occurs when text reaches the edge.
• The offset of the check/ option from the edge.

Group Spacing

Group Spacing property is available for the Check Box Group and Option Group controls.

Group Spacing specifies the spacing between items in the group.

Input Spacing

Input Spacing property is available for the Check Box Group and Option Group controls.

Specifies the spacing between the check/radio, caption and picture in terms of the group.

Input Icon Size

Input Icon Size property is available for the Combo Box control.

Specifies the size of the icon in the input.

Input Icon Margin

Input Icon Margin property is available for the Combo Box control.

Specifies the margin between the icon and the edge of the input.

Nullable

The Spin Button control allows empty (null) values.

When the nullable property is False, and the current value of the control is removed or deleted the control will default to the value applied to the Minimum property.

When the nullable property is True, and the current value of the control is removed or deleted the control will result in an empty or null value.