Hi, Razzak/other programmers,
My Turbo V-8 is 8.0.19.31229....how can I get 8.0.20.30214? It doesn't
appear to be available from the update site.
I am also finding that I am unable to bring up the BLOB Editor in a Variable
Memo field in a form using double-click or [SHIFT][F2].
For example, I can create a new table that has a NOTE field in it called
"NOTEFIELD". (I then enter a value in NOTEFIELD for one row.) If I create a
form based on that table using a DB Memo field for the column NOTEFIELD -- and
also add a variable memo field on the form called VMEMO -- when I run the
form, I'm able to double-click on the DB Memo field to bring up the BLOB
editor.
However, I'm not able to double-click on the variable VMEMO to bring up the
BLOB editor. ("Disable double-click" is not checked for VMEMO.) I have
done a "set var vmemo note = 'abc'" at the R> prompt before opening the form
so
that VMEMO has a value.
The same problem happens if I change the data type of VMEMO to VARCHAR.
What am I doing wrong?
Thank you,
Diane DeMers
Sugarloaf Software
DeKalb, IL
[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected])
In a message dated 1/5/2009 2:17:10 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
At 02:13 PM 1/5/2009, "Diane DeMers" <[email protected]> wrote:
>On one of my forms (with Turbo V-8), I have a DB Grid with a memo field.
>I can double-click on it to bring up the BLOB Editor, but the [SHIFT][F2]
>function key only puts the text "(Memo)" in the field rather than bringing
>up the editor.
>
>How can I get the BLOB editor to pop-up by using a key or keys on a
>keyboard?
>The data entry people who will be using this form work via keyboard as much
>as possible and try to use the mouse as little as possible.
Diane,
Due to the graphical nature of Windows version, the majority of operations
are intended and can be performed solely with the mouse. Using double-click
with mouse is much quicker than [Shift+F2], IMHO.
Let's teach the data entry people how to use mouse <g>.
Having said that, try the following steps to get the R:BASE BLOB Editor to
pop-up when using the [Shift+F2] key on memo field of the DB Grid control.
01. Start R:BASE Turbo V-8 for Windows (Build: 8.0.20.30214 or higher ...)
02. CONNect the database and then run the form with Memo field on DB Grid
EDIT USING formname WHERE ... ORDER BY ...
03. Set the focus on Memo field of the DB Grid
04. Now try [Shift + F2] key
Notice the R:BASE BLOB Editor with existing data, if any.
That's all there is to it!
Very Best R:egards,
Razzak.
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