Getting help
After having understood the basic principle of the object model, all you have to do is obtain some information about the names of all the objects and what properties and methods they have.
There are in principle three different ways of obtaining this information:
SDL Passolo Object Reference
The Passolo Object Reference contains a complete list of all Passolo objects, their attributes, methods and call backs. Short examples demonstrate the use of methods and attributes.
Online documentation for the PASSOLO object model and SAX Basic
Whenever you have typed a SAX Basic keyword or a Passolo object, method or attribute in a module, you can place the cursor in the keyword and press F1. This should bring you to help on that keyword. Try the word "PassoloApp". The help screen should give you an option to list all the methods and properties of the object.
The Object browser
The SAX Basic Editor has a built-in tool for locating objects and properties - The Object Browser. This object browser is built much like your file browser in Windows. You may not find much use for the object browser at first, but when you get more comfortable with SAX Basic you find that it can be a useful tool.
The Object Browser allows you to find information by stepping through a hierarchy. Try searching for a few words like PSLTransString or PassoloApp.
The Object Browser allows you to explore PASSOLO's object library. The Object Browser can be selected by clicking the Object Browser button in the Sax Basic Editor toolbar. The Object Browser consists of two lists:
- Data Types which contains the object types
- Methods/Properties which contains the methods and properties
The right side of the Object Browser will display information on the selected object.