If you want to use all the examples from AMS 5 to AMS 7.5 in your AMS 8 projects, please take note below.

AMS 8 is using an updated version of LUA 5.1. One of the most important change is the TABLE ITERATION.

This is the old code used in AMS 5 to AMS 7.5 for TABLE ITERATION ( loops )

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mytable = {"One","Two","Three"};

for k, v in mytable do
Dialog.Message("Table Item", k .. "=" .. v);
end
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If my examples are using LOOPS, you need to change like below:


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mytable = {"One","Two","Three"};

for k, v in pairs(mytable) do
Dialog.Message("Table Item", k .. "=" .. v);
end
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See the word “pairs” in red and the bracket, above?

Just add a BRACKET around your TABLE NAME and add the word “pairs“.

Then all my examples using loops will work.

lol ….. 99.9 % of my examples are using LOOPS.
You’ll definitely have to change the codes.

Hope this helps.

Hi,

I really thought that the Dialog Box will become redundant and irrelevant after the advent of DialogEx. I was wrong. What I realize now is that,  IR gave more options for us to choose from.

Dialog Box uses lower system overhead and the compiled app has smaller byte-size. It is very efficient in displaying short messages and making data-entry.

So, I guess some users might want to see an example. I’ll give two examples instead, in 1 APZ file.

Example 1 : Shows how to Add Combo Items via one instance of a Pop-up Dialog Box only. This means, Text & Data entered will have the same value.

Example 2: Shows how to Add Combo Items via 2 separate Pop-Up Dialogs. One for Text and One for Data in the same item.

In this 2-in-1 example, you will also see how I use Buttons to Navigate between them. To enrich this example further, you will see how the navigation Buttons and the Background Color are INHERITed  from a different page.

Hope you like it.

Screen Shot : Ye Olde Dialog Box to Combo

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