I know that - I was just trying to give you a workaround. You could also just eliminate the pound symbol altogether for the CHOOSE!
David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alastair Burr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 2:47 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Walkmenu on currency values > Whilst, obviously, it is possible to put the currency character at the end > it is not "normal" - at least, in the UK. > > Regards, > Alastair. > > (That's a comment not a criticism.) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David M. Blocker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 3:42 PM > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Walkmenu on currency values > > > > Yes- it works with text but not with numbers and commas. > > > > Try these commands with CONCOMP: > > > > SET WALKMENU ON > > choose vvalue from #values for Company from customer order by company > lines > > 20 > > > > walkmenu works fine - try hitting MO and it jumps down to Modular > Software, > > Inc. > > > > Now try: > > > > choose vValue from #VALUES FOR (CTXT(NetAmount)) FROM Transmaster order by > > netamount lines 20 > > > > Type "3,5" - instead of jumping to the first 3,590.00$ line it jumps to > the > > first 3,000 line when you hit 3, the next line when you hit comma, and the > > first 5,000 line when you hit 5. > > > > Razzak is this normal behavior or it is a boo-boo I should submit? > > > > David Blocker > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Javier Valencia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 9:53 AM > > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Walkmenu on currency values > > > > > > > David: > > > Did you have "SET WALKMENU ON"? > > > Javier, > > > > > > Javier Valencia, PE > > > President > > > Valencia Technology Group, L.L.C. > > > 14315 S. Twilight Ln, Suite #14 > > > Olathe, Kansas 66962-4578 > > > Office (913)829-0888 > > > Fax (913)649-2904 > > > Cell (913)915-3137 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David M. > > > Blocker > > > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 8:44 AM > > > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > > > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Walkmenu on currency values > > > > > > Suppose the column in question is PoundValue > > > > > > Try this: > > > > > > SET CURRENCY '�' SUFF 2B > > > CHOOSE vvalue from #VALUES FOR (CTXT('PoundValue')) FROM table.... ORDER > > BY > > > PoundValue > > > SET CURRENCY '�' PREF 2B > > > > > > This would put the pound symbol AFTER the values, and display as text, > but > > > in order by the amount. I tried it with CONCOMP in 7.0; I could press 3 > > to > > > jump to the first starting with 3, but couldn't press 3,5 to go to > 3,500. > > > > > > It's close, but still not real walkmenu. > > > > > > David Blocke > > > > > > David > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "MikeB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 7:39 PM > > > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Walkmenu on currency values > > > > > > > > > > Walkmenu apparently only works on columns of type text. I tried it on > > Int > > > and Curr and it doesn't > > > > work which is no surprise if you think about it. > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Alastair Burr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 5:08 PM > > > > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Walkmenu on currency values > > > > > > > > > > > > > Has anybody a method for "walking through a menu" of currency > values? > > > > > > > > > > My form with a pop-up menu shows the currency symbol (� in my case - > > > pounds > > > > > sterling if that gets converted by the e-mail system) and then the > > > value. > > > > > Typing the symbol does nothing and I can't get to the values. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Alastair. > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------- > > > > > A D B Burr, > > > > > St. Albans, UK. > > > > > ---------------------------------- > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ---------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
