topic Displaying progress in a hidden script in QlikView

Displaying progress in a hidden script

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:40:00 GMT

The setting in document properties "Show progress for hidden script" appears to be an all or nothing setting.

It seems like the choices are

1. do NOT show progress - user gets no feedback and just has to wait patiently during the load

2. Show progress - but this allows other people to see the contents of your hidden script by stepping through it in the debugger.

Is there any way to have something in between that maybe I missed?

I would like to selectively put out a few progress messages during the load without exposing the hidden script.

Displaying progress in a hidden script

Oleg_Troyansky — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:20:21 GMT

You got it right - it's "all or nothing".

Typically, hidden script is only used for Section Access code. If you hide all of your script, I can understand your problem...

You can use "TRACE" commands to add strings to the progress window, but I never tested it in combination with hidden script and "don't show" setting... Try and see for yourself.

cheers,

Oleg

Displaying progress in a hidden script

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:35:01 GMT

Closing the loop here.

Trace does not override the settings, so it really is all or nothing.

thanks for the suggestion - it was worth a try.