Re: [idvusers] bundles and modifying "Times"

This info originated with Jeff McWhirter....

On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 12:31 PM, Joleen Feltz <joleenf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Mike,
>
> This is the response from Tom Whittaker.
>
>> The trick is to load in your data source to the IDV and, in the data
>> source properties, select the first time. Do not select the time in
>> the Field selector when you create a display as this overrides the isl
>> times attribute. Then create your display and save the bundle.
>>
>> You can then use the "times=" on the <bundle>  (or the Jython
>> loadBundle() method).
>
>
> Joleen
>
> On Mar 11, 2011, at 10:18 AM, Mike.Umscheid@xxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> Hi, I thought I would ping the list here for my first time.  I have been a 
>> fairly avid IDV user over the past year and find the software very 
>> beneficial for a wide variety of projects and even operational situations. 
>>  I utilize bundles sometimes, but I find myself loading directly from the 
>> Field Selector more times than not.
>>
>> My one complaint about bundles is the lack of an option to modify the 
>> "Times" that each bundle has tied to them when they are created.  Is there a 
>> way to enhance the bundle loading such that the <property name="Times"> XML 
>> tag can be modified "on the fly"?
>>
>> I have explored IDV Scripting Language and it seems the "times=" attribute 
>> of the <bundle> tag does not work properly.  The "times=" attribute does not 
>> seem to override the times specified by <property name="Times> in the actual 
>> XML bundle itself.
>>
>> Don or anyone else have any ideas on this matter?  Thanks!!
>>
>> Mike Umscheid
>>
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