[Gambas-user] How can I move "public sub" in other separated files?

[Richard]

On Sunday 27 June 2010 13:46:29 Simone Gentili wrote:
> This is my "main" program.
>
> PUBLIC SUB _new()
>   disegnaLableChitarra()
>   disegnaTastieraChitarra()
> END
>
>
> These are two subroutines but I want to have them in separated file. What I
> have to do?
> PUBLIC SUB disegnaLableChitarra()
>   DIM lableChitarra AS Label
>   lableChitarra = NEW Label(ME) AS "MiaLable"
>   lableChitarra.Text = "La Chitarra"
>   lableChitarra.Caption = "La Chitarra"
>   lableChitarra.H = 33
>   lableChitarra.W = 44
> END
>
> PUBLIC SUB disegnaTastieraChitarra()
> DIM hButton AS Button
>   DIM i AS Integer
>   DIM j AS Integer
>   FOR i = 1 TO 24
>     FOR j = 1 TO 6
>       hButton = NEW Button(ME) AS "Ilmiopulsante" & i
>       hButton.Top = 20 * j + 200
>       hButton.Left = 20 * i
>       hButton.H = 20
>       hButton.W = 20
>       hButton.Caption = i
>     NEXT
>   NEXT
> END
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Hi Simone,
My guess is that you might want to use a separate Module file for routines or 
variables you want to group together. 

Other choices might include creating a Class file to organise bits which are 
logically related.

Looking more closely at your code, it is perhaps most useful to use the Gambas 
IDE to build the widgets you need on a form and set all the relevant 
properties property sheet and tweak them in the form's class file.

If it is your intention to dynamically alter widget properties as the program 
runs then any of these approaches should be usable, but bear in mind 
that "public" visibility of module symbols and  form controls is a 
project-wide configuration available from the IDE Project->Properties menu; 
look at the "Options" tab. It is off by default for symbols and controls.


Richard