Razzak, I apologize for asking as you went to far greater effort than I needed. I appreciate it. I'll qualify my next request with the info that I go all the way back to 5000/System V.
Yes it helps, Steve in Memphis ----- Original Message ----- From: "A. Razzak Memon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 4:03 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: LASTKEY(0) and Combo/Chord-Keys,[CTRL-M](RBWIN 6.5++, latest build) > > Steve, > > Using R:BASE 6.5++ for Windows Form Designer: > > 01. Right-Click on Column/Variable Properties > 02. Select Pop-up Menus... > 03. Pop-up Menu Designer: > [x] User can Access a Pop-up Menu > [x] Use a Custom Pop-up > [ ] Automatic Pop-up (optional) > [ ] Skip to next Field after Pop-up (optional) > 04. Select Table Name > 05. Select Pop-up Type > 06. Select Column Returned > 07. Verify Menu Values > 08. Type Menu Position Row > Type Menu Position Column > 09. Type Menu Title > 10. Check the option to use Dynamic WHERE clause > (if you wish) > 11. Use the WHERE clause accordingly > 12. Click [OK] to save Pop-up Menu Properties > 13. Save the form > > At the R> Prompt: > > ENTER USING FormName > > or > > EDIT USING FormName WHERE clause ORDER BY clause > > . Double-Clicking on that particular Column/Variable > (as defined above) will bring up the Pop-up Menus > accordingly. > > That's all there is to it! > > On the other hand, the Next Generation R:BASE 7.1 for > Windows offers a huge variety of controls, options and > properties to achieve the same goal, including the > simple "On-Click" Embedded and/or Custom EEPs! > > Hope that helps! > > Very Best R:egards, > > Razzak. > > > At 03:28 PM 2/25/2004 -0600, Steve in Memphis wrote: > > >Razzak, actually, and though I hate to be ignorant I don't mind admitting > >it, I did not know that. Does this require the menu to be defined within > >the Form.Field setting? If not, would you mind clarifying a bit or pointing > >me to an example in the doc's? > > > >Also, thanks for thinking about the essence of what I would like to achieve, > >rather than the instantiation details I provided. IOW, it seems that you > >were able to see what it was I wanted to do, rather than just doing what I > >said. That's the same approach I (try to) take with my users, "Please tell > >me what it is you want, then we can figure out the best way to arrange the > >technologies to accomplish it." > > > >Steve in Memphis > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "A. Razzak Memon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 2:17 PM > >Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: LASTKEY(0) and Combo/Chord-Keys, [CTRL-M](RBWIN > >6.5++, latest build) > > > > > > > > > > At 02:10 PM 2/25/2004 -0600, Steve in Memphis wrote: > > > > > > >Buddy, what I'd really like to do is enable the user > > > >to press [ALT-M] or [CTRL-M] from within a field and, > > > >under programmatic control of a field exit procedure, > > > >pop-up an appropriate menu. > > > > > > > > > Steve, > > > > > > Did you know that you can use Double-Click to launch > > > the Pop-up Menus in R:BASE 6.5++ for Window forms? > > > > > > Very Best R:egards, > > > > > > Razzak. > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Walker, Buddy > > > >To: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>RBASE-L Mailing List > > > >Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 1:54 PM > > > >Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: LASTKEY(0) and Combo/Chord-Keys, [CTRL-M] (RBWIN > > > >6.5++, latest build) > > > > > > > >Steve > > > > Is this what you are trying to do. > > > > > > > >**************************************** > > > >cle all var > > > > SET KEYMAP [CTRL][F3] TO [ENTER] > > > >dial 'test this' vresp vendkey 1 at 10 > > > >set var v1 = (lastkey(1)) > > > >sho var v1 > > > >SET KEYMAP [CTRL][F3] OFF > > > >***************************************** > > > > > > > >Buddy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >From: J. Stephen Wills [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 2:04 PM > > > >To: RBASE-L Mailing List > > > >Subject: [RBASE-L] - LASTKEY(0) and Combo/Chord-Keys, [CTRL-M] (RBWIN > > > >6.5++, latest build) > > > > > > > >You know, I thought I used to do this and I thought I remembered how to > >do > > > >it. On the latter I was wrong, so the validity of the former is > >currently > > > >indeterminant. I would like to enable a user to press either > > > >[ALT-keypressed] or [CTRL-keypressed] in a form.field, have it > > > >trapped/inspected by code in a field exit procedure, then control the > >flow > > > >based on the value input. > > > > > > > >I'm okay with the form stuff, but I can't recall how to get the > >input-keys > > > >into a variable. > > > > > > > >Any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > >Thanks, > > > >Steve in Memphis > > > >
