ezEdge variables

#1 · September 16, 2023, 11:42 pm

How do you send a variable (block of text) from VisualNEO Win to a VisualNEO Web variable through the ezEdge plugin?

I could not find any actions specific to variables in the help list.

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Thanks

#2 · September 17, 2023, 3:09 am

Do you mean two completely separate programs, one VisualNeoWeb and the other VisualNeoWin on a local Windows computer?

There is no direct communication between VisualNeoWin and VisualNeoWeb that our plugins can use without IE that I know of.

I guess you could maybe use a disk file type approach.

Or, do you mean a VisualNeoWeb neoEdge compatibility type project , where your creating the program in VisualNeoWeb?

Update:
But, If your displaying a VisualNeoWeb app inside a VisualNeoWin program using the ezEdge plugin, I have a way..

#3 · September 17, 2023, 6:04 am

But, If your displaying a VisualNeoWeb app inside a VisualNeoWin program using the ezEdge plugin, I have a way..

Yes, that's what I am looking for..... how does a NEO Web app communicate with a NEO Win host program through ezEdge?

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https://youtu.be/uZuCqdPpCv8

I made up my own way to embed the Chrome browser in a NEO Win rectangle and run subroutines between the two.

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#4 · September 17, 2023, 8:04 am

I made up my own way to embed the Chrome browser in a NEO Win rectangle and run subroutines between the two.

good job!

Yes, going from a VisualNeoWeb project to the ezEdge plugin is already built in, since it's a web page it as simple as sending some JavaScript to ezEdge.

Going from ezEdge browser and directly changing and getting a VisualNeoWeb variable is possible too but it's not currently built in to ezEdge as a command. It does work but it's not integrated and easily implemented.

So, I decided this would be a really good feature to have directly built-in to ezEdge. After I finish up a few things, I'll post an update here in a bit for those that want to try it.

: Update

I attached an update for ezEdge to this post with the following new commands:

Archive updated on 9/18 with new command ezEdgeRunWebAction

ezEdgeGetWebVar : This action returns a VisualNEO Web variable value
ezEdgeSetWebVar : This action assigns a string value to a VisualNEO Web variable.
ezEdgeRunWebAction: Run VisualNeo Web actions and subroutines.

Give it a try and let me know.

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#5 · September 17, 2023, 7:18 pm

I am not having much luck with neoEdge.

neoEdge and package.json - Forum - VisualNEO. Cross-platform App Development Tool for Windows

That is why I want to experiment with ezEdge.

Thanks.

#6 · September 17, 2023, 9:08 pm

Quote from Darbdenral on September 17, 2023, 8:04 am

I made up my own way to embed the Chrome browser in a NEO Win rectangle and run subroutines between the two.

good job!

Yes, going from a VisualNeoWeb project to the ezEdge plugin is already built in, since it's a web page it as simple as sending some JavaScript to ezEdge.

Going from ezEdge browser and directly changing and getting a VisualNeoWeb variable is possible too but it's not currently built in to ezEdge as a command. It does work but it's not integrated and easily implemented.

So, I decided this would be a really good feature to have directly built-in to ezEdge. After I finish up a few things, I'll post an update here in a bit for those that want to try it.

: Update

I attached an update for ezEdge to this post with the following new commands

ezEdgeGetWebVar : This action returns a VisualNEO Web variable value
ezEdgeSetWebVar : This action assigns a string value to a VisualNEO Web variable.

Give it a try and let me know.

Do you have a simple example? I can't get ezEdgeSetWebVar to work yet.

Thanks

Both SetWebVar and GetWebVar request input of the Web variable. Shouldn't one request the Win variable?

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#7 · September 17, 2023, 10:46 pm

Assuming the index.html page in ezEdge was created with NEO Web, it can read the variable of ezEdgeSetWebVar. But how does the index page retrieve it? With SetVar or Watch or some other action command? An example would help.....

the ezEdgeGetWebVar function works ok out of the box. I can get Web variables into Win, but not the opposite yet

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#8 · September 18, 2023, 12:23 am

@fkapnist

Try this example

This includes VisualNeo Web & VisualNeo Win projects & the compiled example.

Example updated to demonstrate the use of a new command: zEdgeRunWebAction If your ezEdge doesn't have that command, you need to download the plugin again or download the full installation from my web site.

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#9 · September 18, 2023, 2:28 am

@fkapnist

I updated the download file to give you examples of communicating in every direction possible.. I think .. :)

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#10 · September 18, 2023, 9:39 pm

That's excellent.

Thanks !

It is very useful

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