Configure the units of dynamic components in Ruby

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Hello,

I am currently setting up dynamic components using Ruby.

To add a units to a dynamic component attribute I use this method::

s.set_attribute "dynamic_attributes", "_ myattribute_units", "STRING"

In this example my dynamic attribute will be text.

Many units are easy to apply but others are not because I don’t know what to call them like the “DECIMAL NUMBER”.

List of what I found and what I did not find with a question mark “?” :

  • WHOLE NUMBER = ?
  • DECIMAL NUMBER = ?
  • PERCENTAGE = ?
  • TRUE / FALSE = ?
  • TEXT = STRING
  • INCHES = INCHES
  • DECIMAL FEET = FEET
  • MILLIMETERS = MILLIMETERS
  • CENTIMETERS = CENTIMETERS
  • METERS = METERS
  • DEGREES = DEGREES
  • DOLLARS = DOLLARS
  • EUROS = EUROS
  • YEN = YEN
  • POUNDS (weight) = POUNDS
  • KILOGRAMS = KILOGRAMS

The one that bugs me the most now and the “DECIMAL NUMBER” that I have already tried to set with “DECIMAL”, “DECIMAL_NUMBER” etc … but it does not work because I get a 601 error:

Message d'erreur

This error message is normal as long as I cannot find the exact text for parameterized in decimal.

So I need your help to find out how to set to “Decimal” and if possible for other units with question mark ?.

Thank you in advance for your help.

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I found the answer to my question just with a little logic:

  • WHOLE NUMBER = INTEGER
  • DECIMAL NUMBER = FLOAT
  • PERCENTAGE = PERCENT
  • TRUE/FALSE = BOOLEAN
  • TEXT = STRING
  • INCHES = INCHES
  • DECIMAL FEET = FEET
  • MILLIMETERS = MILLIMETERS
  • CENTIMETERS = CENTIMETERS
  • METERS = METERS
  • DEGREES = DEGREES
  • DOLLARS = DOLLARS
  • EUROS = EUROS
  • YEN = YEN
  • POUNDS (weight) = POUNDS
  • KILOGRAMS = KILOGRAMS

I’m not going to delete this topic so that it can be used by someone else who might need it.

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Hello,

I continue on the same subject because the question is also on the options of the attributes.

In the image below I manage to configure almost all the options of a dynamic attribute except cella with the question mark:

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I have done a lot of research on the web without success!

Do you know how to do it?

Thank you in advance for your help.

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Just install an attribute inspector extension and look at the “dynamic_attributes” dictionary.

I use: Attribute Inspector by Aerilius

FWIW … the answer is "_attribute_formulaunits" with values:
"FLOAT", "STRING", "INCHES", or "CENTIMETERS"

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Well done, it works wonderfully!

I just tested Attribute Inspector and found it to be a wonderful plugin.

Thanks Dan for your help. :slightly_smiling_face:

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For your information, none of this internal implementation is public API. You can investigate it yourself and try to work against it, but it is not advised.