1.
Invoke the Library Bulk Edit and Search utility. This can be done by using one of the following methods:
Method 1:
From the IDE Main Launcher, expand the Graphical Application Builder (NOMADS) category. Then, expand the Utilities category and select Library Bulk Edit.
OR
Method 2:
From NOMADS Library Object Selection, select Utilities > Library Bulk Edit from the menu bar.
OR
Method 3:
Invoke the NOMADS Session Manager from the PxPlus Command line by entering nom. Then, select Utilities > Library Bulk Edit from the menu bar.
2.
The Library Bulk Edit and Search window displays and presents a warning message about making a backup. Click OK to acknowledge the message.
3.
In the top section, specify the criteria (i.e. Type, Control Type, Filter options) for locating the controls to be edited.
Start by selecting the Type of search:
Select Library if you want to search a particular library file.
Select Directory if you want to search more than one library file in the same directory. If the search should include library files found in the sub-directories of the specified directory, also select the Include Sub-Directories check box.
By default, Library is selected. For this example, leave this setting as is.
4.
In the adjacent input control, enter the pathname of the library file or click the Query (folder) button to select it (e.g. C:\PVX Plus Technologies\PxPlus\Lib\_demo\2021\data\scrnlib.en).
Note:
If this utility was initially invoked from NOMADS Library Object Selection, the pathname of the current library file will be displayed and set to view only. The Type drop box will be set to Library and also be view only.
5.
Select the Control Type.
By default, All Controls is selected. Click the drop down arrow and select Button.
6.
The Filter options are used to define search criteria to further specify the controls you want to find.
By default, the Expression, Case-Sensitive and Is Not check boxes are not selected. Leave these as is.
Enter the criteria to search for buttons with bitmaps. In the input control beside the Is Not check box, enter {! (open curly bracket followed by an exclamation point). This will cause data containing {! in any fields to be returned by the search. Since the bitmap is stored in the init_text$ library field surrounded by { } (curly brackets), all bitmap buttons should be located.
7.
Click the Find Controls button.
Button controls that are from the selected library file and also match the filter criteria are loaded into the Selected Controls tree view.
The top node shows the pathname of the selected library. This is followed by another level of nodes for each of the panels. Below each panel node is an indented list of Button controls.
Right clicking in the tree view displays a popup menu with selections for accessing Library Object Selection or the NOMADS Designer.
8.
Select the controls to be bulk edited. This can be done by using one of the following methods:
Method 1:
To select only certain controls, select the check box beside the individual controls.
OR
Method 2:
To select all controls on a panel, select the check box beside the individual panels.
OR
Method 3:
To select all controls in the selected library, click the Select All button or select the check box beside the library node at the top of the tree view.
For this example, click the Select All button. The check boxes beside all controls are selected, and the Select All button text changes to Deselect All.
9.
In the Properties to Edit grid, enter the property changes to be applied to the selected controls.
The property to edit is the Visual Class property, which is listed near the bottom of the Properties to Edit grid. Use the vertical scroll bar to access this property.
10.
Click the dotted button beside the Visual Class property. The Visual Class dialog displays:
11.
For this example, an existing Visual Class defined for button controls will be selected.
If needed, a new Visual Class can be defined by clicking the Visual Class Maintenance button (beside the drop box on the right) to invoke the Visual Classes Maintenance utility.
For the drop box on the left, change the As is value by clicking the drop down arrow and selecting Fixed. Then, for the drop box on the right, click the drop down arrow and select a Visual Class defined for the Button control type.
If a Visual Class is selected which was not defined for a Button control type, a message will display:
12.
In the Visual Class dialog, click OK to accept the entry and return to the main Library Bulk Edit and Search window.
13.
In the Properties to Edit grid, the Visual Class property displays the new selection.
14.
For this example, this is the only property being edited. Click the OK button below the Properties to Edit grid to process this change.
15.
The Complete message displays, showing the number of libraries, panels and controls that were edited. This message may take a little extra time to display, depending on the number of controls that were previously selected in the Selected Controls tree view.
Click OK to acknowledge this message. The Library Bulk Edit and Search utility closes.
