Can I select a diagram with InvokeConstructPicker?

[Jayson]

Okie dokie

I am trying to allow the user to select a diagram using the InvokeConstructPicker method, but it doesn't seem to work.

The following code works perfectly to allow the user to select a class:

filter="IncludedTypes=Class"
Set elementID = Repository.InvokeConstructPicker(filter)

However, if I change the filter as shown below, the user cannot select anything.

filter="IncludedTypes=Diagram"
Set elementID = Repository.InvokeConstructPicker(filter)

Am I doing this wrong or is this simply not possible using this method?


Thanks in advance

Jays  

[Eve]

Not possible using this method.

[Geert Bellekens]

 I've already asked to open it up for other types of elements, but no luck so far.

Too bad, escpecially since this would take hardly any effort from Sparx since the ConstructPicker already does that in EA. They only need to make it available via the API.

Geert

[Jayson]

So is there ANY method within scripting that DOES allow me to do this?

[Eve]

The construct picker in EA doesn't deal with diagrams at all. There is a separate dialog for that.

No, I don't believe that we have exposed the diagram picker to the API at all.

[Jayson]

Okie, thanks Simon.
At least I know :-)

[Geert Bellekens]

The construct picker in EA doesn't deal with diagrams at all. There is a separate dialog for that.

I stand corrected. I assumed the construct picker would to diagrams as well, but indeed it doesn't. (I know, if I ASSUME I make an ASS out of U and ME  )
Seems a shame though to build an entirely different dialog for selecting diagrams when you already have a very good dialog to select everything else.

So on my x-mas 2015 list:
- Allow other types such as attributes and operation in the constructpicker when used from automation
- Expose the diagram picker dialog to the API

Thanks

Geert

[Geert Bellekens]

So is there ANY method within scripting that DOES allow me to do this?

If you don't want to go into developing an add-in then I guess you could ask the user to select or open a diagram before starting the script, or start the script from an opened diagram.
Or you could use vbscripts InputBox to ask for a GUID, or name, or path to a diagram.

With a add-in you can of course build your own dialog to select a diagram and show that to the user.

Geert