Function of t_objecttypes table?

[Paolo F Cantoni]

Can anyone tell me what the function of the t_objecttypes table is?

I've been running on an .EAP with an empty t_objecttypes table for a couple of hours and there doesn't seem to be any ill effects...  Maybe I've just been lucky?  The table has to exist - else EA won't start - but apart from that...

Paolo

[Geert Bellekens]

I have no clue.
I just tested by deleting the contents of that table and tried some different things (like adding custom types such as GUIElements to a diagram, changing the type of an element and creating an HTML export) but none of those things did something wrong.

Geert

[KP]

It appears to be used for filling listboxes and comboboxes, for example on the Auto Name Counters dialog (Settings > Auto Name Counters). You can also create a custom tagged value which enumerates the table contents (Type=Enum;List=ObjectTypes;)

[Paolo F Cantoni]

It appears to be used for filling listboxes and comboboxes, for example on the Auto Name Counters dialog (Settings > Auto Name Counters). You can also create a custom tagged value which enumerates the table contents (Type=Enum;List=ObjectTypes;)

Well one listbox it DOESN'T populate is the list of object types to change to...  

Paolo