Automatic Tab Change by Time

[Anonymous]

Hi everybody,

I have a QV application that will be displayed on a TV. So I need the application to change tabs automatically from time to time.

I've tried to make a macro that does that but with no success.

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code exemplo:

Sub automatic_tab

qtd_total = ActiveDocument.NoOfSheets

num_planilha = 0

aux_tempo = 1000

For num_planilha = 0 To qtd_total-1

ActiveDocument.NextTab()

ActiveDocument.GetApplication.Sleep aux_tempo

Next

End Sub

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It seems that QV executes all the code and not sptep by step so it doesn't work how i would like it did.

Could anybody help me?

Have you done something similar?

Thanks,

Leandra Scordamaglia

[#2 · Accepted solution]

Instead of switching tabs you can show just one according to yours condition. You can find a sample in attachment.

[Anonymous]

Great idea.

I'll think about that.

The only problem now is to find how to apply this to QV if more than 2 tabs.

This one in particular as already 5 tabs.

Regards,

Leandra Scordamaglia

[#4]

It's not about number of sheets. It's all about proper conditions for them. Check an example for 5 sheets in attachment.

[johnw]

Here's a template where you can just enter the number of seconds for each tab in an inline table. Then each tab just needs a conditional show expression of $(vShow(tabnumber)), like $(vShow(1)) for tab 1. Might take a little of the work out of setting up the conditions for each tab, and gives you a common expression and maintenance point.

Edit: Forgot to mention - one of the main advantages of using this sort of approach instead of a macro approach (assuming you could get it to work) is performance. Macros drop any buffered data, like charts. On a TV display, nobody is going to be making selections, so the charts are likely static. If a chart takes 3 seconds to calculate, with the macro approach, it will take those same 3 seconds every time you switch to that tab. With the conditional display approach, it should only take those 3 seconds the very first time, and from then on should display the pre-calculated chart.

[Anonymous]

Just perfect ! ! !

It's working wonderfully.

Lots of thanks.

[jimgibson]

This works fine when I have it in Qlikview Desktop but when I push it up to the server and run it from accesspoint. it does not work unless I click somewhere on the sheet.  The seconds counter counts when you have it open in desktop but does not when you open it in accesspoint.

Are there some settings I am missing?