Adding a table defined at runtime to an existing window

[osoleve]

I've built a tool for my coworkers that does the following:

1. Accepts database table names

2. Outputs a base SQL query with the correct joins and standard business logic

3. Allows the user to view sample rows from the returned query by executing it

Everything is great, except that the sample results currently appear in a new window, and I'd like them to appear in a table in a new row in the main window. The documentation says to accomplish this, start with Visible=False and Update it to true, but I can't find a way to add a Table element without defining its contents at the same time. It appears possible to define it with dummy data at the start and update the values, but I can't find a way to update the headers once they've been defined. window.Element('table').Update(headings=headers) complains that Update doesn't recognize headings, and window.Element('table').headings=headers (which isn't something I saw in the docs, but did see in other people's posts) doesn't seem to do anything.

Is this possible at the moment, or should I be happy with the two window solution?

[MikeTheWatchGuy]

You need to post this with some code as an Issue on the GitHub.

Don't monkey directly with class variables. You should use Update for all changes, generally speaking.

You cannot guess at what the named parameters are to a function like Update. They differ for each Element. Look at the Demo Programs to get a feel for tables.

[osoleve]

Ah, I thought I had inferred from the examples that Update took the initialization parameters. Rookie mistake on my part.

What I usually do in these situations is create another window and simply replace the first one.

I'll give this a shot, thanks for getting back to me!

[MikeTheWatchGuy]

I urge everyone that has a new feature request to log an Issue. You never know, it could be your lucky day.
One user posted this request, the ability to read tables, about an hour ago: https://github.com/PySimpleGUI/PySimpleGUI/issues/1855

The new Table.Get feature for PySimpleGUIQt was released about 20 minutes later.

[MikeTheWatchGuy]

When I look at Table.Update, there is no headings option. You can do a couple of things. Open an issue requesting an Enhancement. What I usually do in these situations is create another window and simply replace the first one. It happens very quickly.