set filter/sorting criteria from script?

Submitted by jimspoon on 2017/02/23 17:25
Just curious, is it possible to set grid filter and sorting criteria by script?  Or to change Infoqube / Grid settings that way? 
 
Looking at the Visual Basic Editor, I don't see any way to execute a command "immediately", but I suppose that I could define a function and the use the "Execute a Function" button in lieu of that.

How to create a new field to duplicate another field's value but only for a filtered iterms?

Submitted by seanlu21 on 2017/02/23 07:46
Wah, i had sent several emails but now I found I can actually post here.... thats good,
 
Lets start with my current confustion for my 1st post:
 
I had imported an Ecco database,
I'd like to turn the 'Item' values into a new field so that I can edit it.
Is this possible to create a new field to fetch or copy/paste value/text from the 'Item' field ? but only for those items basis a filter?
 
Thank you.
Sean  

IQ and voice memos

Submitted by jimspoon on 2017/02/22 20:17
Here is another "moon shot" suggestion or more likely a dream, but hey, who expected pen input into IQ?
 
I have long wanted an easy way to take notes with my voice recorder and get a transcription into my information manager.  To my knowledge no such beast exists.
 
The key is to be able to take quick voice notes on the fly, without even looking at the mobile device, and this is not really possible with a phone app.  Too many steps.  So I use a voice recorder.  And I end up with MP3 recordings.
 
Right now I transcribe them using Dragon Naturally Speaking.  But my version of DNS doesn't do batch processing (the professional version is outrageously priced).  So first I merge them into one big MP3 file, then drag and drop it into DNS.  I have to orally dictate the date and time into the voice recordings, which is a pain.

[revisiting] the Paste Dialog

Submitted by Tom on 2017/02/22 08:11
Pierre, I know you're up to your eyeballs with Surface etc. so this way down the list.
 
Pasting two lines of text (one carriage return) into a single cell in IQ,
I get this dialogue:
 
 
on first reading I missed the line at the very top "Clipboard contains two lines", but even with that, I found the options confusing
 
#1 says: "Paste 1 lines..."  why one line, when there's two? This is confusing, why not just 'Paste lines ...' ?

Field jumps to bottom of PP 'All Fields' list

Submitted by Tom on 2017/02/21 09:31
I think this has been posted before, but really had no idea how to search for it -- (no harm to give it a bump anyways if already posted).
I dont usually move items by simple dragging from one grid to another, but did today:
  1. Drag an item from one grid (lets call it Grid A) to another grid
  2. Grid A's source field, in this case a simple Y/N field, is automatically removed for the item
  3. That field jumps down to the bottom of the bottom of the 'All Fields' list in the P. pane (in the example below, 'AttnF')
I see 'Email' is down there as well, possibly for the same reason.
 
An IQ restart will fix, couldnt find any other method.
 
It's minor, yet disconcerting when you cant find your field.

Print to HTML: IQ freezes on overwriting file

Submitted by Tom on 2017/02/21 05:56
Print to HTML: IQ freezes on overwriting file
 
Definite bug here: is reproducible here with sample file on
IQ portable 91c
Win. 7 x64
 
Select some items in the Welcome grid
The print/export to HTML dialogue remembers last filename used, so you will need to have another HTML file with a different name available for overwriting.
Print "Selected items and columns" (i.e. to HTML)
Browse to a different HTML file than the one shown in the output file box
Click Save: click 'Overwrite' in the ensuing dialogue
 
IQ becomes unresponsive and remains that way. Once I have moved focus to another app, I am unable get focus back to IQ.