[APBeta] User Field scripts

[Paul Rodman]

That should read “updates user-defined field values”, rather than “updates script values”, in the last paragraph.

Paul R.

> On Jun 27, 2019, at 9:15 AM, Paul Rodman <paul at ilanga.com> wrote:
> 
> I have fixed the issue. However…
> 
> I have decided to remove/disable this feature. It has always been a bit fragile, and getting it working properly is even more difficult with the latest development frameworks I am using, since it rquires scripts to run in background threads, and if things go wrong is can easily crash the application. 
> 
> I’m pretty sure you’re the only person to even attempt to use this feature, so I imagine it won’t be missed. You can always use a plain-ol’ script that runs and updates script values in the foreground. You can even schedule it to run automatically when certain events happen.
> 
> Paul R.
> 
>> On Jun 8, 2019, at 10:29 AM, Sam Finn <lsfinn at gmail.com <mailto:lsfinn at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> APBeta V2.3a32 (64bit)
>> Mac OSX 10.14.5
>> 
>> Hi - 
>> 
>> I’m trying to create a user field script. As a start I’ve tried the example/template script created by the Script Editor, and reproduced on page 292 of the Scripting Manual (v2.1: is there a later version?). Briefly put, I can’t get the example/template to run. 
>> 
>> In more detail: 
>> * Opening the script editor I use the + button to create a new User Field Script. I give it the name RADec. 
>> * I select the checkbox “Include in Script menu, with shortcut: None"
>> * Changing nothing I save the script. 
>> * I push the “Check For Errors” button: no errors are detected. 
>> * I push the “Execute” bottom. In a few moments the script terminates. 
>> * Selecting my plan document I create the User-defined field RA*Dec (conforming with the ScriptParameter param field in the example/template)
>> * I save the plan document
>> * With my plan document as the active window, from menubar Edit>List Columns I add the “User: RA*Dec” column, and confirm that the RA and Dec columns are already selected. 
>> * Still with the plan document as the active window use menubar Script>RADec to execute the script. 
>> 
>> Neither the appropriate column nor the User-defined Fields RA*Dec values appear: i.e., everything was blank before executing the script, and remains blank after executing the script. I get no error messages or other diagnostics. 
>> 
>> Any help/suggestions/advice? I’m not sufficiently familiar with scripting to know if this is “user error” or a bug that needs reporting. 
>> 
>> Thanks, 
>> 
>> Sam
>> 
>> —
>> Sam Finn
>> lsfinn at gmail.com <mailto:lsfinn at gmail.com>
>> 
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