How can I retrieve the text of a button ?

[dbouilleux1]

Hello,

I am new to Qlikview and therefore have lots of questions ...

How can I retrieve the text of a button in an action associated with the button?
I want an action button to initialize the value of a variable with this text ...

Thank you for your help ...

Denis

[#2]

Hi ,

What i understand from your question is to set a value for variable by clicking on button.

Whether it is correct or not ?

Regards

Venkat

[dbouilleux1]

It's correct...

Denis.

[gandalfgray]

Hi

I would first create a variable which I would use as the Text of the button.

Here is an example:

I would start with this statement in the Load Script:

Let vButtonText = 'State 1';

In the GUI I would do like this for the button, first set the text:

Then I could use it like this (toggling between two texts)

Then I could do all sorts of things depending on the value of vButtonText.

hth

[dbouilleux1]

Thank you for your response, GandaldGray, but it does not match my use case.

I have a set of buttons, each with their name and I want to get in a variable the text of the button that was clicked.

Denis

[gandalfgray]

Hi dbouilleaux

Then you could simply add an action for each button setting the variable you want to be set to the text of the button.

hth

[#7]

Hi

First Create a Variable 'vText' from Document Properties.

Now Create a button, then Go to the Actions Tab .

In Add Action -> External -> Set Variable .

Provide your variable in Set Variable and below to that give 1 and click on ok.

After clicking the button the variable 'vText' will be assigned to 1.

Regards

Venkat

[#8]

Hi,

Please find the attached sample may help you.

Cheers.

[dbouilleux1]

Thank you, Blackrock, for your answer.

Your solution would be ideal if I could access the Id of the button clicked ...
What I seek in fact, is a generic macro that I could use all my buttons and avoid one-button macro ...

Denis

[lironbaram · Accepted solution]

hei

i bulit a new macro Base on the precious Example

look at macro Getbutton 4

you can use it on all buttons