Boudewijn, as you, I go back to 2.11, as well, likewise, as you, assuming my memory is correct. The product really does get better and better, IMNSHO, especially so since 8x and now x9. But there is a lot to learn when catching up.
In addition to the fabulous folks who participate and help one another on this list I would suggest taking advantage of all those samples app's and examples created by Razzak, R:Et Al. There have been times when I have also "felt totally lost" and sometimes I still do. However, when I haven't been able to figure something out on my own and/or with the help of ouR:Community, I have often found new help, solutions, and new ideas by browsing through one of those sample items, finding something that looked promising and/or applicable, then really digging into it enough to gain an understanding of how it works. For me, this really began in a big way with the creation of the FormTimer and Razzak's "Stopwatch" example. Although I think Razzak's intent was primarily to educate and illustrate the FormTimer functionality, my looking under the hood, as it were, brought me to new learnings about various form components, their properties, and setting them dynamically via code in various EEP's. I know I still have a lot to learn, but that specific item really connected some synapses! Welcome (Back) and Good Luck, Steve in Memphis From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of E. Bolhuis Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 7:20 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Hello Hello Rbase'rs AsI have just joined the mailing list, I would like to give you a bit of background information about me. I am a Dutchman, living in the UK with my wife and two children. My link with RBase goes back some thirty years, starting with RBase 2.11 (if I remember correctcly!) in the early eighties. At the time I used it for my work. I kept using it until version 4.5++ when, due to a change in circumstances/priorities I stopped using it. Only recently, after more than 20 years of rbase inactivity, I have started using it again! As you can imagine, the first time I started Rbase 9.1, I felt totally lost. Not surprising in view of the difference between Dos version 4.5++ and Windows version 9.1! Luckily, I am getting more and more familar with it, but there is still much catching-up to do. and I may have some questions from time to time. To start with. 1) Are there any really good reference books out there? I could not find anything worth while in the UK. Any advice? I would appreciate your input. Best regards, Boudewijn
