None of the buttons on the form work, including the exit button. The only way to exit R:Base is to use the Task Manager to end the application.
Midge Nielsen JT3 (801)777-9653 -----Original Message----- From: Victor Timmons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 03 September, 2003 17:55 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Automatically updating a form If they are closing the form, then whats the problem. The form will refresh when they open it again??? On 3 Sep 2003 at 16:34, Nielsen Midge D Contr 388 RANS/JT3 wrote: > Victor, > I really appreciate your suggestions. Thank you. The controllers mostly > view the screen, but occasionally they enter initials or a frequency. There > are times when they will need to get out of the system for maintenance or > whatever. The pause for 60 works okay, but how do close the form when the > exit buton doesn't work because of the pause. > > Midge Nielsen > JT3 > (801)777-9653 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Victor Timmons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 03 September, 2003 15:50 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Automatically updating a form > > > 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 > > Victor Timmons Tiz's Door Sales, Inc 425-258-2391
