Thanks Jim I never knew about the .#Form_columname option. I must have been fishing that day.
marc > > SET VAR vbutton = (SGET(.#FORM_COLUMNNAME,4,1)) > SET VAR vbuttn = (STRIM(.vbutton)) > SET VAR vbutn = (LUC(.vbuttn)) > > SWITCH (.vbuttn) > CASE 'EXIT' > --Leave, but check if something needed to be > saved > CLOSEWINDOW > BREAK > CASE 'SAVE' > SAVEROW > BREAK > CASE 'LEAV' > --Leave, don't save row > DELROW > CLOSEWINDOW > BREAK > ENDSW > > I follow the same method when working on the > getting the percent. > > SET VAR vm_button = (SGET(.%1,4,1)) > SET VAR vm_buttn = (STRIM(.vm_button)) > SET VAR vm_butn = (LUC(.vm_buttn)) > > > Jim Limburg > > marc schluter wrote: > > This should be simple but I can't seem to get it > to > > work. > > > > I have a menu form with buttons. The eep should > get > > the button name, close the window, then run a > command > > file in a case statement. > > > > I see how the example works in Rrbyw4 but when I > trace > > my eep the var gets set to .%1 not the button > name. > > > > I use to use SET VAR vbutton = > > (CVAL'form_field_name')) but that doesn't seem to > > work. So, I replaced that with set var > VmenuOption = > > .%1 but no luck so far. > > > > sorry about asking so many questions > > marc > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail > AddressGuard > > http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree > > > > > > --- RBASE-L > ================================================ > TO POST A MESSAGE TO ALL MEMBERS: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > (Don't use any of these words as your Subject: > INTRO, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE, SEARCH, > REMOVE, SUSPEND, RESUME, DIGEST, RESEND, HELP) > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: INTRO > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: > UNSUBSCRIBE > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: SEARCH-n > (where n is the number of days). In the message > body, > place any > text to search for. > ================================================ > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree
