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Ability to use custom IDEs with integrated support for the Spotfire API

It would be great to develop IronPython code for Spotfire reports in another IDE (for instance Visual Studio Code) and retain the ability to reference Spotfire visualization elements (e.g. a table, scatterplot, or visualization title)
over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Scripting 0 Future Consideration

Analysis wide python functions

I would like to be able to define python functions which can be called from any script. This would make it easier to keep different scripts consistent which use the same code. I know that you can use the script handler to call other scripts, but I...
almost 7 years ago in Spotfire / Scripting 0 Future Consideration

Spotfire to support opening excel files generated by openpyxl

Hi I have a python script where it will export excel using 'openpyxl' library, the exported file is normal excel and cen be opened in excel without issue. But when opened in Spotfire, it will prompt for error tha format is incorrect. I hope this c...
11 months ago in Spotfire / Scripting 0 Future Consideration

API: Set starting folder for LibraryBrowserDialog

I've confirmed the following with the support team: There is currently no way to set the starting folder when opening the LibraryBrowserDialog via python. I can set the SelectedItem property, but if I set this to a folder in the library, that fold...
almost 5 years ago in Spotfire / Scripting 0 Future Consideration

Add a feature that allows all scripts to be trusted, no matter what.

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over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Scripting 1 Future Consideration

View of Document Property and IronPython Scripting simultaneously

Cannot view/edit document property list and ironpython scripting window at the same time. Requires you to memorize document property names when scripting; difficult in complext scripts & dxp's. Also difficult to instantiate new vars when scrip...
over 4 years ago in Spotfire / Scripting 0 Future Consideration

Clear error messages ironpython scripts

Please improve the error messges for failed iron python scripts. For example when a script triggers another script or changes a document property that triggers another script, it is not clear in which script results in giving in an error.
over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Scripting 0 Future Consideration

call another data function inside a data function

Customer wants to call another data function inside a data function. We understand one can package the data function being call and deploy it. However this idea is simply do it inside a analysis. Thanks.
over 2 years ago in Spotfire / Scripting 0 Future Consideration

Mixed actions and multiple Script/DataFunction executions in text area action items

It would be nice if multiple scripts or data functions could be executed within one text area action item. In addition, being able to mix all types of actions would be good, for example first apply a bookmark, then execute a script, then navigate ...
almost 7 years ago in Spotfire / Scripting 2 Future Consideration

Bulk removal of Data Transformations

Scenario Apply different sets of DataTransformations depending on user input - e.g., drop-down selection. Current API only allows removal one step at a time: for op in sourceview.GetAllOperations[DataTransformationsOperation](): if sourceview.CanR...
about 1 year ago in Spotfire / Scripting 0 Future Consideration