> -----Original Message-----
> From: Malcolm Smith [mailto:m.smith@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 5:55 AM
> To: IBObjects@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [IBO] Very simple question
>
>
>
> Jason,
>
> Do you have enough information for this ?
>
>
> Malcolm Smith
> Analyst Programmer
> Comvision Pty Ltd
> http://www.comvision.net.au
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Malcolm Smith [mailto:m.smith@...]
> Sent: Friday, 3 December 2004 07:21
> To: IBObjects@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [IBO] Very simple question
>
>
>
> Jason,
>
> I'm not fussed what gets used. I know I said I'd send
> something off the
> list, but I've just finished 3 hours sleep after another 18 hour day.
>
> Here are my requirements: (if you want my current source code
> let me know
> and I'll send privately).
>
> We have a field in a table that is a small int. We have 16
> bits available
> to us, so we use this in our application to indicate up to 16
> different
> logging options (where it is possible to indicate more than
> one logging type
> is available at any given time).
>
> My code currently does this:
>
> - At construction time, the object is passed a list of strings and
> associated bit positions. I'd be happy to remove the bit
> position option
> and just pass blank strings for the bits not currently set (to 1).
>
> - The control has properties to indicate the number of
> columns and width of
> each column
>
> - The control has a 'MaskValue' property that does the following:
>
> Read method : Converts 'checked' states to a bit mask
> value and returns
> to user
>
> Write Method : Converts a bit mask value to 'checked'
> states and updates
> the checkbox controls
>
> - When we update our data in the database we write the value from the
> 'Read' method.
>
> Hence we need to associate the entire control to a single
> field in a table.
> I have not used TCheckListBox so if this can accomodate the
> same features
> then that's fine.
>
> Let me know if you need more information or want to look at
> my code (which
> is in C++). I can whip up a small non-data-aware demo if you require.
>
>
> Malcolm Smith
> Analyst Programmer
> Comvision Pty Ltd
> http://www.comvision.net.au
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Wharton [mailto:jwharton@...]
> Sent: Friday, 3 December 2004 04:10
> To: IBObjects@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [IBO] Very simple question
>
>
>
> Would you be opposed to having this use the TCheckListBox control?
>
> Thanks for your efforts here. It's fun to see things pushing
> forward again
> now that I've got lots of monkeys off my back...
>
> Regards,
> Jason Wharton
> www.ibobjects.com