Update PIO when attached record is changed (Python)

[alex_angusandmack]

Hi folks,

 

Does anyone know of a way to force update a PIO when a field is changed in an attached record?

[Pat Stanford]

Since the script that is making the change has to know the handle to the object, the best way would be for that script to initiate the update.

 

vs.ResetObject(Handle)

[alex_angusandmack]

Hi Pat, Thank you for the tip and apologies for the late reply.

 

I see how that would work in some scenarios but perhaps not the one I'm in:

The record is being updated manually not via a script.

 

If you manually change a record field from the OIP this does not seem to force a reset of the parent plug-in-object. This is the functionality I was aiming for: Essentially using record fields as data-entry boxes for a plug-in-object rather than having to add more editable parameters to the object definition.

 

Might be the functionality is just not supported by the API?

 

 

[Pat Stanford]

Is this a custom PIO?  If so you could add something like:

 

ResetObject(GetParent(HandleToMe)); to to code.

 

You would use GetCustomObjectInfo to get HandleToMe.

 

If it is just nested standard PIOs, then the only options would be an external script you would run to force a reset of selected objects or the Tools:Utilities:Reset All Plug-ins command from the menu.