After you learn the basics of scripting, you’re ready to manipulate JMP reports and create new JMP windows. This chapter focuses on the following topics:
• navigating JMP display trees to manipulate items in report windows
• building new windows with custom results
• building modal windows
• interacting with the script editor
• converting deprecated Dialog() scripts to New Window() scripts
JMP platforms are generally stable from release to release. However, sometimes the structure of reports changes in major releases. When this happens, old scripts can fail because of the new structure. To avoid the continual updating of old scripts, write scripts so that they avoid dependence on the report structure. Using a string to index a box, followed by a numbered subscript to pick a specific child box, is most reliable across releases. See Create a Reference by Subscripting. See Compatibility Notes for compatibility issues in JMP 17.
Note: This chapter shows how to create and use the most common display boxes. All display boxes are documented in the JMP Scripting Index, which is available in the Help menu.