hmmm was trying to create a bit of generic code for adding and editing records from a component.
THANKS Chip On Thu, 17 Jan 2019 06:16:12 +0900, Jeremy Roussak via 4D_Tech wrote: > I don’t think so, no: the form isn’t visible from the component. > > I have worked round this by having a method in the host, callable by > the component, which opens a specified form (for my purposes, using > DIALOG, but I can’t see why ADD RECORD shouldn’t be OK as well). It > works. > > Jeremy > >> On 17 Jan 2019, at 05:49, Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have been reading through the docs on components, and I am not clear. >> >> If I have a component, and I want to add a record to a host table, >> using an entry form defined in the host system. Can I do the following >> in the component, and expect it to work? >> >> >> $Table:=$1 // pointer to table to add a record >> $Input_Form:=$2 // entry form to use, text >> >> FORM SET INPUT($Table->;$input_Form) >> ADD RECORD($Table->) >> >> Thanks >> Chip > > > > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > ********************************************************************** --------------- Gas is for washing parts Alcohol is for drinkin' Nitromethane is for racing ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
