[RBASE-L] - Re: PROPERTY command form Forms control seems to need another step

[Michael Moser]

Hi Larry, That Works!   And now that you point it out it makes sense.  On a hunch had I tried using the property command in a 'Before Start' eep but "getting close" only counts in horse shoes, hand-grenades, and atom bombs ... not programming.   :-)   Thanks, Michael   Michael Moser EXAQ Micro Services www.exaq.com Phone: 916-966-8313 Fax: 916-966-8313  >>  <<  >>  PROPERTY CQ COLOR 'RED'  >>  EDIT USING AskQuestion  >>  >>  >>  When you issue a PROPERTY command, R:Base will look for the named  >>  component on  >>  the currently open and focused form only.  In your case, it's not the form  >>  AskQuestion that will be searched, but the form from which you called this  >>  code.  >>  Place the PROPERTY statement in the ON AFTER START EEP (you cannot use  >>  PROPERTY  >>  commands in the ON BEFORE START EEP since at that point the form has not  >>  yet  >>  been opened).  You should get what you want.  You can also use the  >>  PROPERTY  >>  command in any other EEP code after the form is opened.  >>  --  >>  Larry