Tony, "EXITFORM command to exit the current form currently being edited or entered in R:BASE for DOS"
It says that EXITFORM is for DOS. Jan -----Original Message----- From: "Tony IJntema" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List) Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 22:10:06 +0200 Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: sort scrolling region > Using Help in 9.5 64, there is the following description: > > Use the EXITFORM command to exit the current form currently being > edited or > entered in R:BASE for DOS. > Under Windows this is equivilant to the CLOSEWINDOW command. > > The only thing where you have to pay attention to is that closewindow > without an alias will close the current form > If you like to close a specific (not current form) you have to mention > the > alias > > f.i. > edit using Customer mdi as customer_mdi > > To close it, use: > > Closewindow customer_mdi > > Then the form will close even it is not the current form > There is also a command available to check if a form is available > (IFWINDOW('windowname')) > > It's very powerful but it also can surprise you, I have discovered. > > Tony > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen > Markson > Sent: dinsdag 17 september 2013 21:30 > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: sort scrolling region > > According to help, under Windows , both commands are equivalent and > only > EXITFORM is listed as an eep-specific command. > > Regards, > > Stephen Markson > The Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada > 416.979.2431 x251 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony > IJntema > Sent: September-17-13 2:34 PM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: sort scrolling region > > Closewindow is only available when MDI is used Exitform is DOS and not > available anymore as far as I know > > Tony > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen > Markson > Sent: dinsdag 17 september 2013 20:21 > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: sort scrolling region > > Hi list, > > I've answered my own question. My form is a single table form, so I can > use > the following as my button eep: > > EXITFORM > EDIT USING formname ORDER BY othercolumn RETURN > > An interesting point: EXITFORM (or CLOSEWINDOW) does not actually close > the > form window. If I move the newly sorted form, the old form is visible > although it cannot be accessed. Repeatedly pressing the re-sort button > and > moving the form leaves all of the forms visible. Then when you actually > do > exit the form, they all disappear. > > > > Regards, > > Stephen Markson > The Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada > 416.979.2431 x251 > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen > Markson > Sent: September-13-13 5:14 PM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - sort scrolling region > > Hello, > > Can I dynamically change (i.e. using a button on the form) the sort > order of > a table in a scrolling region? Or do I need to use a DB Grid? Thanks > for > your help. > > > Regards, > > Stephen Markson > The Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada > 416.979.2431 x251 > >
