Thank you Kirk! That got me past my mental block!! We are on 16, but will be moving to 17 in a month or two. Due to timing I will have to build this feature the old way, but once we get to 17 I will certainly dive into ORDA.
Kirk > On Nov 12, 2019, at 7:10 AM, Kirk Brooks via 4D_Tech <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Kirk, > What version are you using? > > If it's v16 or less think of the tasks you trying to accomplish in terms of > the selection in the listbox instead of the cells. > For the fill down example from the listbox you determine what field > (column) you are working with then apply the changes to that field of the > selection. > To select a record within the selection you use GOTO SELECTED RECORD. > https://doc.4d.com/4Dv18/4D/18/GOTO-SELECTED-RECORD.301-4504918.en.html > To make some change to a subset of the selection you use the set named in > the listbox config, make the edit and then restore the selection. > And so on. > > If you are using v17+ I would strongly encourage you to start a brand new > form and use Form and an entity selection for the listbox instead. From > your question I can tell you are working with an unfamiliar mode of listbox > use. If you haven't started learning ORDA and its accompanying new > capabilities this sounds like an excellent application for them. The time > you spend learning to use ORDA will pay dividends moving forward. Learning > about selection based listboxes is only useful if you are working on an old > project that requires them. > > On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 12:22 AM rooftop99--- via 4D_Tech < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi All >> >> I feel like a rookie, but here is the deal... >> >> I have used array Listboxes many times with success. A current project >> requires the use of a Selection based listbox. How do I execute Cell level >> logic? For example: Let’s say I want to create a simple “fill down" >> function. The user highlights several rows and right-clicks a one of the >> cells on the top row, then chooses “Fill down” from the menu presented >> using the command “Pop Up Menu”. "ListBox Get Cell Position” command gives >> me the row and column plus a pointer to the field clicked on. With all >> that information how do I get the value of the clicked on Cell (field) so I >> can stuff it in a variable and how do I walk down every row (record) in the >> highlighted selection and apply this value. In an array Listbox it would >> be simple. I am missing something in a Selection based Listbox... >> >> I am sure I will slap my forehead and mutter the words, “that is so >> simple, why didn’t I think of it!!” when I hear the answer, but how do I >> reference a single cell (record/field) in a selection based listbox to >> either read values or to write values? >> >> Thanks in advance for your help. >> >> Kirk >> >> ********************************************************************** >> 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] >> ********************************************************************** > > > > -- > Kirk Brooks > San Francisco, CA > ======================= > > What can be said, can be said clearly, > and what you can’t say, you should shut up about > > *Wittgenstein and the Computer * > ********************************************************************** > 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] > ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** 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] **********************************************************************
