Is the person entering the data the same person that is viewing the data. Maybe you need an entry form and a viewing form. They could look the same but work differently. Maybe you could do something like this 1. Setup a simple command file
LABEL START EDIT USING test2 SET VAR vWhatEver = 0 While vWhatEver < 480 then SET VAR vWhatEver = vWhatEver + 1 EDIT USING test2 ENDWHILE DIALOG 'It has been 8hrs would you like to start the refresh over again' vYesNo vEndKey NO IF vYesNo = 'NO' THEN GOTO Done ELSE GOTO Start ENDIF LABLE Done 2. Then in the form Menu - Layout - Table Settings - On row entry put a command file with something like this PAUSE FOR 60 CLOSEWINDOW RETURN This will loop for 8hrs and give the option to start it over when done. This will lock the form but if all your doing is viewing the data. On 3 Sep 2003 at 11:14, Nielsen Midge D Contr 388 RANS/JT3 wrote: > Victor, > I played with the pause for n, and the help topic on pause claims that any > keystroke will interupt the pause, but it doesn't. I got the command files > to update the screen, but it locks the form and I can't input anything into > the field, nor can I exit the form without using the Task Manager. What am > I doing wrong? > > Midge Nielsen > JT3 > (801)777-9653 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Victor Timmons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, 02 September, 2003 17:47 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Automatically updating a form > > > You could put in a while loop. The problem with that is the loop runs out. > In a > region i have used NEXTROW PREVROW to refresh a row. I would hope that the > new > rbase refreshes data better. > > On 2 Sep 2003 at 17:02, Nielsen Midge D Contr 388 RANS/JT3 wrote: > > > Thank you for the suggestion. I am trying this, but in between other > things > > going on. Initially, it got stuck in a loop. I will keep playing with > it. > > > > Midge Nielsen > > JT3 > > (801)777-9653 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Victor Timmons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, 02 September, 2003 15:04 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Automatically updating a form > > > > > > You could do this > > > > 1. Setup a simple command file something like this > > > > LABEL START > > EDIT USING YourFormsName > > GOTO Start > > > > 2. Then in the form Menu - Layout - Table Settings - On row entry > > put a command file with something like this > > > > PAUSE FOR 60 > > CLOSEWINDOW > > RETURN > > > > This will close and reload the form every 60sec > > > > > > > > > > On 2 Sep 2003 at 14:36, Nielsen Midge D Contr 388 RANS/JT3 wrote: > > > > > I have been searching to no avail for a way to automatically update a > form > > > while the form is open. I have a group of users that are constantly > > > updating information in a scheduling table (schedulers). I also have > > other > > > users (Air Traffic Controlers) that have a form open that contains the > > data > > > that the schedulers are updating. I need a way to update the (Air > Traffic > > > Controller) form without the controllers having to press any buttons. > > > Currently, I have an update button that must be pressed, that closes the > > > form and reopens the same form with current data. Does anyone have a > way > > to > > > update the form without pressing any buttons (other than Web-based)? > > > > > > Midge Nielsen > > > JT3 > > > (801)777-9653 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Victor Timmons > > Tiz's Door Sales, Inc > > 425-258-2391 > > > > > > > > Victor Timmons > Tiz's Door Sales, Inc > 425-258-2391 > > Victor Timmons Tiz's Door Sales, Inc 425-258-2391
