button appear then disapear

[samborskij]

I have a created a hidden button on opening.
I have made that button appears when another button is clicked.
How would I make the recently opened button disapear with no manual intervention ?

Yes, I am an eternal rookie, with brain cells dying as soon as I learn something new. Thank you for any assistance....Sam

[holtgrewe]

one way would be:

--on Button1 click:
Button.SetVisible("Button2", true) 
Page.StartTimer(5000) -- timer will fire in  5 seconds

--On Page Timer:
Button.SetVisible("Button2", false)

If you're just starting out with AMS, the help file has great examples, and the forum also has great examples in the use of timer events.

[samborskij]

I tried variations of your suggestion and couldn't get it to work.
My last try was as follows:

Image.SetVisible("Image1", true);
Page.StartTimer(1000);
Page.StopTimer(4000);
Image.SetVisible("Image1", false);

where the action is started by clicking clicking "Label 5"

I am totally confused but still asking for guidance. I have looked and looked in the user help files but not even sure what to look for....Sam

[holtgrewe]

Here's an example.

hth explain my previous code.

Oops, this example in in AMS 7 - Download the trial version to view it, or I can repost on AMS6.

reposted for AMS6

[samborskij]

please repost as V6, I am lost enough as..................tnx

[holtgrewe]

Check the prior post, I was able to re-edit before it timed out.

[samborskij]

Hahahaha, I told you I was confused, just what prog. does on use to open .APZ files .............

[holtgrewe]

Save it to your system or just 'open' the file.

If you download it, you should be able to double-click it and it will open in AMS6.

[samborskij]

Sorry, I went to neighbors to watch GB and Giants play. I opened your attachment. I moted it worked as advertised.

I tried to use the code in my application and it didn't work. I began to think I had another (self created) problem elsewhere. I looked and couldn't find anything.

So I created a new project "Test" and cut and pasted your code. It didn't work.

I am totally confused (haven't I said that already?, its worse)

I attached the seperate project for you to look at.
Sam

[holtgrewe]

One of the events on the Page is 'On Timer'

--On Page Timer:
Button.SetVisible("Button2", false)

Place this code in the 'On Timer' Event.
That should do it for you.

The help file under 'Page Menu' explains how the 'On Timer' event works.

I hope that helps, good luck.

[samborskij]

1st off, thank you for your guidance and patience. I went and did something else after your last guidence to get my mind off of the problem.

At some point I realized what it was you were saying.

I stopped trying to put the "TimerStop" as a function of the "button" and made it a function of the "Page".

I then went back to the example you had attached previously and noted, it was there as well. I missed it before.

So again I have proved that I am intuitively challenged but I am full of gratittude, thank You again. Sam