put any critical variables, views, etc in the on Before Design action in the Form Designer Menu>Layout>On Before Design Action.
This way they are declared before you run or edit the form while in the designer. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave McCann" <[email protected]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 3:01 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: form variables changing type : Thanks for the good tips. I found one of my dotted variables declared : BUT not getting defined for some odd reason when I go into Form : Designer, even though it was in the On Before Start EEP as follows : (R:Style checked ok): : : SET VAR vclno INTEGER=NULL : : I dropped out to R> and checked and it was not getting defined (there : were several that were not when I checked them all with SHOW VAR) so I : added the entire list of declared variables to the On Before Design : Action EEP and then found all the variables were properly defined. : : Any further thoughts? : : : : On 2/15/2012 10:09 PM, A. Razzak Memon wrote: : > At 10:53 PM 2/15/2012, Dave McCann wrote: : > : >> 99% sure they all are, but I'm going to re-check them all, maybe I'm : >> missing one. : > : > Dave, : > : > A few suggestions and technique to correct variable data type in form : > designer ... : > : > If a table-driven form include expression(s) that contain dotted : > variable(s), you : > have to make sure that the dotted variable(s) are pre-defined with : > correct data : > types. You can pre-define all global variables as "On Before Start EEP". : > : > Make sure to double-check the sequence of variables in the list. If a : > variable "B" : > is dependant on variable "A", you will have to make sure that the : > variable "A" is : > defined prior to variable "B", and so on. Check the sequence of : > defined variables. : > : > Tip and Technique: : > : > In a situation where some of your variables suddenly change type -- : > from INTEGER to : > BIT or TEXT to BITNOTE, etc., while in form designer, you can switch : > to R> prompt, : > use "CLEAR ALL VARIABLES" or "CLEAR VARIABLE varname" to clear the : > variable, and : > then switch back to the form designer expression builder window to : > assign correct : > data type. : > : > Hope that provides you with some blue's clues ... : > : > Very Best R:egards, : > : > Razzak. : > : : -- : Dave McCann : Classic Micro Systems : :
