Monday, May 2, 2011
Tip of the Day - Using Additional Data Browser/Editor Options
Product: R:BASE eXtreme 9.1 (32/64)
Update.: 3 (Maintenance Release)
Build..: 9.1.3.10428 or higher http://www.rupdates.com
Section: Additional Data Browser/Editor Options
When using the BROWSE/EDIT columnlist FROM tableviewname command,
the following OPTION parameters provide the ability to customize
the Data Browser/Editor Window.
. WINDOW_STATE value (MAXIMIZED, NORMAL, MINIMIZED)
. CAPTION value
. LOCK nnn
. ROWVIEW
. READONLY value (ON, OFF)
. MODAL value (ON, OFF)
. EXPORTRESULT value (ON, OFF)
. SAVERESULT value (ON, OFF)
. PRINTDATA value (ON, OFF)
For detailed examples and illustrations, you may refer to "Tip
of the Day - Conditionally Managing Data Browser/Editor Options",
posted on Monday, April 25, 2011.
When "BROWSE/EDIT columnlist FROM tableviewname" command includes
BLOB (VARCHAR, BITNOTE, VARBIT) data, typically you will notice a
white square box (indication of NOT NULL field) or white square
box with red "X" (indication of NULL or empty field).
With the full development version of R:BASE eXtreme 9.1 installed,
you may change the "Layout" settings for Data Browser/Editor to
"Show NOTE Hints" and "Show Image Hints" when mousing over the
column cells with BLOB data.
Data Browser/Editor | Main Menu | Layout ...
What if you are using a compiled/runtime version of your R:BASE
eXtreme 9.1 (32/64) application and would like to provide these
additional OPTIONs?
Did you know that you can dynamically enable or disable these
additional OPTIONs using the following parameters in your R:BASE
eXtreme 9.1 (32/64) applications?
. ZEBRA_STRIPE value (ON, OFF)
Specifies if zebra stripes are displayed
. CELL_HINTS value (ON, OFF) -
Specifies if NOTE column cell hints are displayed
. IMAGE_HINT value (ON, OFF)
Specifies if image hints are displayed
-- Example 01 (Display Zebra Stripes)
CONNECT RRBYW17
BROWSE * FROM Contact OPTION ZEBRA_STRIPE ON
-- Example 02 (Display Cell Hints)
CONNECT RRBYW17
BROWSE * FROM Contact OPTION CELL_HINTS ON
-- Example 03 (Display Image Hints)
CONNECT RRBYW17
BROWSE * FROM Contact OPTION IMAGE_HINT ON
-- Example 04 (Display Zebra Stripes, Cell Hints, Image Hints)
CONNECT RRBYW17
BROWSE * FROM Contact +
OPTION ZEBRA_STRIPE ON|CELL_HINTS ON|IMAGE_HINT ON
Have fun!
Very Best R:egards,
Razzak.
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