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Visionary User's Guide
Appendix D: Event Action Reference
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Actions

 The following subsections describe actions that can be linked to the events:

Display Tooltip

 This action allows a data value or other text to be displayed as a tooltip as the mouse moves over a designated object. The tooltip action enables the tooltip but does not necessarily display it. For example, if the tooltip action is linked to a click event, the user must first click the object and then subsequently move the mouse pointer over the object.

You can set the following parameter with the Object Inspector.
Parameter Data Type Description

ToolTip

String

Functional expression determining the text that is to be displayed

Enter Wormhole

This action allows the user to enter a wormhole and jump to a specified viewpoint in the destination scene.

You can set the following parameters with the Object Inspector.
Parameter Data Type Description

Wormhole

String

Functional expression determining the wormhole to be entered

Viewpoint

String

Functional expression determining the name of the viewpoint in the destination scene

Exit Wormhole

This action exits the most recent wormhole entered by the user. If the user has not entered a wormhole, the action has no effect.

Execute SQL Statement

This action allows the user to execute any arbitrary SQL statement. Any results returned are ignored.

You can set the following parameters with the Object Inspector.
Parameter Data Type Description

SQL Statement

String

Functional expression determining the statement to be executed

Refresh

Boolean

Refreshes the display once the statement has been executed

Jump to New Location

This action allows the user to jump to a named viewpoint in any scene.

You can set the following parameters with the Object Inspector.
Parameter Data Type Description

Scene

String

Functional expression determining the scene to be entered

Viewpoint

String

Functional expression determining the name of the viewpoint in the destination scene

In addition, you can set any parameters defined in the destination scene.

Launch Another Application

This action allows the user to execute a batch file or open up another application using an optional command line.

You can set the following parameters with the Object Inspector.
Parameter Data Type Description

Command Line

String

Functional expression determining the command line to be executed

Wait

Boolean

Pauses Visionary until the target application has exited



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