using @uidialog

[w_nawfal]

Hello All

I created several programs using @uidialog - but always with only one drop down list (works wonderfully)

I know how to include a 2nd (3rd, 4th, etc) drop down lists within the same dialog bux - but I do not know how to instruct the program to choose from among them (their contents are mutually exclusive) - as of now, ony the choices from the 1st drop down list are executed.

how can I fix this issue?

many thanks in advance
Wes

[EViews Gareth]

I don't understand your question.

[w_nawfal]

Hi Gareth.

a picture will help do the trick (pls. find the attached)

I've created a dialog box with 2 drop down list - however the 2nd list is never "active" - even when i chose an object from that list and then press "ok" what ever object is selected in the 1st list is the one that runs.

how do i instruct Eviews to differentiate between these lists?

i've attached my progam - perhapse it'll help you see my problem a little more clearly.

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for !i=0 to 16 step 1 !tables = !i+1 !charts = !i+1 %tables = " ""Performance Table"" ""Global Dividend Yield "" ""Global Price-to-Book"" ""Global P/E"" ""Global Return on Equity"" ""DM Sector Dividend Yield"" ""DM Sector Market Cap"" ""DM Sector Price-to-Book"" ""DM Sector Price-to-Cash"" ""DM Sector P/E"" ""DM Sector Return on Equity"" ""EM Sector Dividend Yield"" ""EM Sector Market Cap"" ""EM Sector Price-to-Book"" ""EM Sector Price-to-Cash"" ""EM Sector P/E"" ""EM Sector Return on Equity"" " %charts = " ""Equity Valuation (Country)"" " %tablecode = "market_performance mrb_dy_table mrb_pb_table mrb_pe_table mrb_roe_table dm_sector_dy dm_sector_mc dm_sector_pb dm_sector_pc dm_sector_pe dm_sector_roe em_sector_dy em_sector_mc em_sector_pb em_sector_pc em_sector_pe em_sector_roe " %chartcode = "chart_01" !result = @uidialog("caption", "MRB Tables", _ "list",!tables, "Choose a Table", %tables, _ "list",!charts, "Choose a Chart-Pack", %charts) if !result = -1 then stop else if !tables = 1 then %code = @word(%tablecode, !tables) run X:\MRB_Addins\Tables\{%code} stop else if !tables < 6 then %code = @word(%tablecode, !tables) run X:\MRB_Addins\Tables\Global\{%code} stop else if !tables > 5 and !tables < 16 then %code = @word(%tablecode, !tables) run X:\MRB_Addins\Tables\Sector\{%code} stop else if !charts = 1 then %code = @word(%chartcode, !charts) run X:\MRB_Addins\Charts\{%code} endif endif endif endif endif next

Wes

[EViews Gareth]

Nope, still don't follow. I don't understand what:

I've created a dialog box with 2 drop down list - however the 2nd list is never "active" - even when i chose an object from that list and then press "ok" what ever object is selected in the 1st list is the one that runs.

means.

Try the following program:

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create u 10 %list1 = "red yellow green blue" %list2 = "banana apple orange grape" !c1 = 1 !c2 = 1 !result = @uidialog("list", !c1, "colour", %list1, "list", !c2, "fruit", %list2) if !result = -1 then stop else string colour = @word(%list1, !c1) string fruit = @word(%list2, !c2) endif

You'll notice that the second list works fine (i.e. your choice in the second list is stored in the string "fruit")

[w_nawfal]

Gareth - thank you for your replies - and I appologize for taking up your time with this.

your program is helpful and actually gets me half way to where i want to go - however, what i would like to do is have only one selection at a time be executed (not both, as is the case now)

i.e. when i run your program, and say i select banana from the fruit list - your program not only created a string with the word banana in it but also creats a series with whatever color is set in the color list.

i would like to avoid that very situation

as you can see in my program i have 2 lists as well (each list contains a list of programs that run when selected) - if i chose something from charts list, for example, i don't want anything else to be exectuted except that selection.

thanks you again for all your help

Wes

[EViews Gareth]

The lists will always return whatever choice is selected. You can, of course, ignore whatever choice is made though. That's up to the rest of the program though, not the @uidialog bit.

[w_nawfal]

Ok thank you for the info Gareth ~ I appreciate you're quick correspondence on this issue.

W