OpenEdge Development:<br />AppBuilder Adding a button to the Object Palette

Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
AppBuilder

Adding a button to the Object Palette

Use this type of entry to define your own object type and place it on the Object Palette:
Syntax
#object-type &Default
UP-IMAGE-FILE bitmap-file [X,Y]
DOWN-IMAGE-FILE bitmap-file [X,Y]
LABEL label-name
{     USE master-file-name
   |  NEW template-file-name
        [ DIRECTORY-LIST list FILTER filter TITLE title ]
       |     DIRECTORY-LIST list FILTER filter TITLE title 
}
[ DB-CONNECT ] 
#object-type &Default
Specifies the type of object to add to the Object Palette.
UP-IMAGE-FILE bitmap-file [X,Y]
Specifies the name of the bitmap file for object-type when deselected. To fit properly on the Object Palette, the image must be 28 by 28 pixels, including all shadows and highlights.
DOWN-IMAGE-FILE bitmap-file [X,Y]
Specifies the name of the bitmap file for object-type when selected. To fit properly on the Object Palette, the image must be 28 by 28 pixels, including all shadows and highlights.
LABEL label-name
Specifies the text for the label for object-type. This label appears on the Object Palette and in the Object Palette menu.
USE master-file-name
Specifies the name of the SmartObject master file to instantiate when smartobject-type is selected from the Object Palette. If you specify USE, a Choose Object dialog box does not appear.
NEW template-file-name
Specifies the template file that AppBuilder opens when the user performs a New operation from Object Palette. You cannot use this option with the USE option.
DIRECTORY-LIST list
Specifies the directories that appear in the Choose dialog box for object-type.
FILTER filter
Specifies a comma-separated list of file search masks that appear in the Choose dialog box for the current directory.
TITLE title
Specifies the title for the Choose dialog box for object-type.
DB-CONNECT
Specifies whether AppBuilder prompts you to connect a database (if one is not connected) when you select the object-type. This is useful for data-aware objects such as SmartDataViewers, SmartDataObjects, and SmartDataBrowsers.

The sample entry in Figure C–1 adds a SmartObject type, specifically a SmartDataBrowser.

Figure C–1: Sample entry for SmartObject type
Note: You can also use the adecomm/_chosobj.w procedure in the src/adecomm.pl procedure library to modify the Choose Object dialog box. For more information, see OpenEdge Development: Basic Development Tools manual (character only; information for MS-Windows is in online help).