Upgrading to 7.0 Well Well Well worth the upgrade. There is so so much more that you can do with it. The cost of upgrading from 6.5++ to 7.0 is very nominal. It has saved hundreds of dollors in just having all the build in tools like PDF writer, etc...
In 6.5++ you can turn on the "Run Time Tool Bar" in the form designer to give you the basic function of VCR buttons that you are asking for below. > In Microsoft FoxPro it is possible to position the record pointer on any > record in the database. You can "GOTO" the Top or Bottom records or to > any record in the database. > I am wanting to create some vcr buttons on a form that will allow the > user to "GOTO" the first record, the next record, the last record or the > previous record. > How is this done via R:Base commands or functions in R:Base version > 6.5++ for Windows? On 25 Nov 2003 at 9:25, Classy Closset Boutique - IT wrote: > Bill, > > I would like to thank you and Razaak for responding to my request for > information. > > I have decided that upgrading to R:Base v7.0 for Windows is the best bet > all-around. > > Thanks Again, > > Oleta Smith > Classy Closet Boutiques > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Downall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 6:47 AM > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Positioning The Record Pointer In An R:Base > Database. > > > > On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 23:49:24 -0600, Classy Closset Boutique - IT Dept. > > wrote: > > > > > How is this done via R:Base commands or functions in R:Base version > > 6.5++ for Windows? > > > > Oleta, > > > > In R:Base, you can declare a Scrollable Cursor (see the command help for > > DECLARE CURSOR and for FETCH), that can be used to move a > > requested number of rows forward or back through a table. That's a fair > > approximation of the "record pointer" concept in non-relational databases > > like FoxPro or dBase. > > > > However, in 6.5++ it would be tricky to use that within a form. > > > > (In R:Base 7.0, there is a form control that gives you those VCR buttons, > > though. The price of an upgrade is probably less than the cost of a couple > > days of your time programming a solution to look like what you want.) > > > > Bill > > > > Victor Timmons Tiz's Door Sales, Inc 425-258-2391
