Descriptive Text List Import/Export

[SteveMyres]

Is there a way to import and export the message lists for Descriptive Text Objects to some common format like CSV? I have some objects with several hundred messages, so that would be helpful. I use that feature frequently to maintain the channel tables.

[AzeoTech]

If you have that many options, I'd consider using a different technique: use a lookup table and a variable value control. To do this, you'll need to create a string variable:

global string messages

Then either assign in script, or use File. functions, especially file.readDelim() to load them from a file. So, in script it might just be:

messages[0] = "first message"

messages[1] = "second message"

etc.

Then in the variable value control, just put:

messages[lookupValue]

where lookupValue is the expression you used in the descriptive text component. This assumes that those values will be integers and will go from 0 up without skipping. If the numbers are more random, you might need to use a second lookup table for those values:

global messageIndex

messageIndex[0] = 3

messageIndex[1] = 5

Then use the search function in the variable value control:

messages[search(messageIndex >= lookupValue)]

[SteveMyres]

Excellent idea for new applications. Is there anything I can do to get the list out if the object already exists?

[AzeoTech]

Other than hand typing? I'm afraid not.