Archive for December, 2007
29 December 2007 at 9:50 pm · Denny Dedmore · How-to, List, SumTotal
Programmatically setting or getting the text of a field using the Actions Editor would seem to be straight forward - you just manipulate the Text property of the field object.
However unlike a regular text field, a single select listbox and multi select listbox field function a bit different when it comes to setting or getting the text using the Actions Editor. In fact there is no Text property for the single select listbox and multi select listbox fields available in the Actions Editor. Instead there is a ItemText property.
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29 December 2007 at 9:48 pm · Denny Dedmore · How-to, List, SumTotal
Instead of requiring a user to click on a button, it is possible to also allow them to simply press the Enter key.
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20 December 2007 at 5:13 pm · Denny Dedmore · How-to, List, SumTotal
CONDITIONAL SCORE LOGIC: The Score button in ToolBook will provide you with the ability to show the user their current score. For many of you this will be enough to meet your needs. Others will want to go a step further and perform different actions depending on the score.
To do this you will need to use the Actions Editor within ToolBook Instructor to analyze the score, and then set up some conditional behavior to occur based on that score. You will need to be familiar with the Actions Editor in order to implement this type of solution.
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20 December 2007 at 7:27 am · Denny Dedmore · How-to, List, SumTotal
Have you ever wondered exactly how the Array feature of the Actions Editor worked….how it really differed from the OpenScript version?
Convinced yourself that you can’t do multi-dimensional arrays in the Actions Editor? Well you can, and you can read about it here:
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4 December 2007 at 10:07 pm · Denny Dedmore · List, Software, SumTotal
ToolBook Assistant 9.01 and ToolBook Instructor 9.01 have both been completed. This includes the Trial versions as well.
DETAILS
Specifically, this means that both products have been sent to manufacturing to have CD ROMs made and will then head over to the warehouse for shipping.
Customers who have a current Support or Maintenance contract will automatically be shipped 9.01 when it is ready for shipping. Sorry I can’t offer any specifics on when you might receive your copy. If you have questions about this, please contact your ToolBook sales rep.
Those customers who do not have a current Support or Maintenance contract, who own ToolBook Instructor 9.0, can obtain the 9.01 CD ROM for a nominal fee. Call ToolBook Sales at 866-SMTOTAL.
DOWNLOADABLE UPDATE
As with previous versions we do plan on offering a downloadable updater which will update a ToolBook Instructor 9.0 installation to 9.01. This updater is anticipated to be available by Christmas and will be easily accessible from the ToolBook FAQ at:
kb.sumtotalsystems.com/community_kb_tb_display.asp?id=Q103012588700623
1 December 2007 at 12:32 am · Denny Dedmore · List, Publications, SumTotal
Creating ToolBook SmartStyles…
ToolBook 9 introduced a significant new concept for template-based book creation - SmartStyles. SmartStyles replaces the various styles, templates, page types and backdrops found in previous versions of ToolBook with new and more versatile functionality that is consistent across all relevant areas of the product.
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