DImensions do not update when the object is reset from a external script.

[Musisback]

Hello,

I use PIO's that are modified by external scripts.

It works fine except for the associated dimensions.

Those do not update when the PIO does if it is modified by an external script.

However, if I modify it myself (with the Object info palette) it works normally.

Here is a example to make it clearer.

My PIO:

PROCEDURE Myrect;
BEGIN;
rect(0,0,PW,PH);
END;
run(Myrect);

If I add dimensions to a corner to another and if modify the PIO with the object info palette, the dimensions update.

If I modify it with a script:

setrfield(LSActLayer,getname(getrecord(LSActLayer,1)),'W', '300');	
setrfield(LSActLayer,getname(getrecord(LSActLayer,1)),'H', '300');	
resetobject(LSactlayer);

they do not update...

Does anyone know how to avoid this problem?

Thanks

[Musisback]

Why is that?

It works just fine in most cases.

- 2D reshape the PIO

- Control points picking and dragging

- Changing parameter in the object info palette

.....

The only way it doesn't work is when it is modify by another script.

And still, if after updating it from a script, the dimension does not update right away , it does when I move or change anything from the PIO.

[Musisback]

For path PIO's, the different verticles are recognize with there index.

I think also that the other sub-objects are recognized by there stacking order. (starting of front);

After lots of trouble not understanding it. I finally got why sometimes the same PIO would keep its dimension associated and why sometimes not : it was because the number of sub-object changed. (and then the stacking order)

I also noticed that it does not work with rectangle POI's and only on the 2 points defining the line for line PIO's. It works fine for path and point PIO's.

Why that?? No idea.