Dennis, I see no reason why they can’t be the same name – you can have multiple objects with the same name so why not alias the same as the form the same as the objects if that’s what you need?
Regards, Alastair. From: Dennis McGrath Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 7:45 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Controling multiple copies of the same form Alistair, I follow you, but if I can control which form is visible at any one time, I have a way to save variables to a file or table when a form is hidden and restore the saved variables for the form to be displayed. Too bad the form alias is not also the form ComponentID, or is it? Dennis McGrath Software Developer QMI Security Solutions 1661 Glenlake Ave Itasca IL 60143 630-980-8461 [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alastair Burr Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 1:24 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Controling multiple copies of the same form Dennis, is this one of those cases where you need to create each form “on the fly” using variables with a name that reflects a sequence number throughout? So form #1 might be made using a sequence of variables beginning with vF1_ and form #2 with vF2_ and so on. Then you can do something like SET vVarName = (‘vF’ + (CTXT(.vFormCount)) +’_’ + [rest_of_name] ) – if you follow me. I have never tried it so I might be talking rubbish. Regards, Alastair. From: Dennis McGrath Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 7:10 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Controling multiple copies of the same form Hi Larry, I think I’ve got a solution to the variable problem. These are going to be variable forms. The object of this exercise is to avoid multiple sessions. If I can hide/show them on demand I am golden. I might be able to use a form timer to check a variable, but I’m trying to avoid that too. Dennis McGrath Software Developer QMI Security Solutions 1661 Glenlake Ave Itasca IL 60143 630-980-8461 [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lawrence Lustig Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 12:56 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Controling multiple copies of the same form << I’m looking for a way for a master form to be able to open multiple copies of the same form MDI and control which one is visible at any given time. >> I have not, but remember that you do not have form-local variables, including those you create and dispose of in EEP code. Take extreme precautions. If you need isolation between the forms, consider running each in a different session of R:Base. -- Larry
