Actually I found the column and headers on the properties tree so my grid
is fully functional.  I would still like to be able to use the builder
though. - Joe


On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 11:09 PM, Joe Yoder <j...@wheypower.com> wrote:

> Kurt,
>
> Sorry about the missing subject - my older Email client wouldn't let an
> Email go out without a subject but Gmail apparently does.  Thanks for
> adding one!
>
> I've started playing with the grid option and run into several issues:
>
> The builder doesn't seem to want to accept a cursor as a data source so I
> don't have access to the smarts of the builder. Is there a workaround?
>
> I haven't been able to figure out how to control the text that displays in
> the headers or which columns are read only versus read/write.  I've been
> going through the properties - is there somewhere else I need to look?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joe
>
>
> On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 10:47 PM, Kurt @ VR-FX <v...@optonline.net> wrote:
>
>> Joe - I would certainly do it via a Grid - seems it would make the most
>> sense. And, yes, probably be best to put the data in a Temp Cursor instead
>> of using an Array!
>>
>> And - ah - U made no Subject - which looked strange - I almost thought it
>> was some kinda Spam - since there was No Subject - so - I hope you don't
>> mind that I made one up...
>>
>> :-)
>> -K-
>>
>>
>> On 5/28/2014 9:12 PM, Joe Yoder wrote:
>>
>>> I am an occasional VFP programmer who has never had enough experience
>>> with
>>> the GUI to learn the proper way to organize a project to let the various
>>> components communicate with each other.
>>>
>>> I need to collect descriptions of a variable number of IP addresses
>>> stored
>>> in a 2 column array.  The first column has the address and the second
>>> needs
>>> to have a user entered description.
>>>
>>> The form I am using has a listbox displaying the columns of the array.  I
>>> want the user to be able to enter descriptions row by row as selected by
>>> clicking on one row at a time in the listbox.
>>>
>>> My first attempt has been to have the listbox click event call another
>>> form
>>> containing the selected address and a description field.  This seems like
>>> overkill and immediately gives me problems because the new form does not
>>> know how to access the array on the calling form.
>>>
>>> I thought perhaps this was a case where I would finally try using a grid
>>> control but that does not appear to work with an array.  Maybe I should
>>> build a cursor rather than an array so I can use a grid.
>>>
>>> Suggestions?  Pointers?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>>
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