Hi all,

Using TK created a MainWindow which is constructed in part from what it pulls from a database (MLDBM database). From the menus of the program the user can then input some additional program values that are stored into the DB. These new values are then used on the next runnig of the window and included in the MainWindow.

So far ... upon restarting the program the MainWindow reflects the new CheckButton additions from the database, but I want it to dynamically create these widgets while the program is still running. So that when a user adds the item from the menu the MainWindow is updated on the fly. There obviously is a way to do this.

For now ... I create the buttons in a subroutine (as below) and recall the subroutine when the user saves to the database.

I assume I have to create a frame object and refresh that after a user adds an item to the database. How do I do this? Something is not quite right in my thinking here.

Dean

my $shiftselect;
my $shiftsframe = $topframe->Frame->pack;
&displayshifts;

sub displayshifts {
    ## Display all shift types and create Radiobuttons for each       
+                    
    my ($ra, $rb);
    while (($ra, $rb) = each (%db_sh)) {
         $_ = $topframe->Radiobutton(-text => $db_sh{$ra}->{'ShiftName
+'},
                                    -variable => \$shiftselect,
                                    -value => $ra
                                    ) -> pack;
    }      
}

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In reply to TK - Updating Main Window after user input by crabbdean

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