Re: Gtkada, Gtkada_Builder.Add_From_String problem.

["Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>]

On 2016-08-08 15:24, George J wrote:
> Hi all! Today i've got a problem with Add_From_String method of
> Gtkada_Builder. I have an xml (GLADE) file, which loading fine with
> Add_From_File. So i've copied text in String var, and Add_From_String
> doesn't work. May be I don't know some feature of this method?
>
> there are to examples i've made
> 1.
> use ASCII;
> UI_Str : String :=
>      "<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""UTF-8""?>" &
>      "<interface>" &
>      "<!-- interface-requires gtk+ 3.0 -->" &
>      "<object class=""GtkListStore"" id=""List_Store_Drives"">" &
>      "<columns>" &
>      "<!-- column-name nm -->" &
>      "<column type=""gchararray""/>" &
>      "<!-- column-name sz -->" &............
>
> 2.
> use ASCII;
>
> UI_Str : String :=
>      "<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""UTF-8""?>" & LF & CR &
>      "<interface>" & LF & CR &
>      "<!-- interface-requires gtk+ 3.0 -->" & LF & CR &
>      "<object class=""GtkListStore"" id=""List_Store_Drives"">" & LF & CR &
>      "<columns>" & LF & CR &
>      "<!-- column-name nm -->" & LF & CR &
>      "<column type=""gchararray""/>" & LF & CR &
>      "<!-- column-name sz -->" & LF & CR &...........
>
> Result:
> ..............
>    if 0=Builder.Add_From_String(Buffer => UI.UI_Str,
>                                 Error  => Error'Access) then
>       return;--  <--Comes here!!!!
>    end if;

Error should contain some info, though I presume that the interpreter 
does not understand LF-CR line terminator. Try LF instead, or none.

Better though, never ever use either GLADE or XML.

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Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de