I understand that but what I am trying to accomplish is being able to open multiple apps from one main menu. What I do now is for each button compile startup file for that particular app of which sometimes I might have several instances of that app running simultaneously eg I have a button for buying merchandise and at any given time be dealing with several vendors. When I use the compiled version it works fine, when using PROPERTY RBASE_FORM_ACTION and run my app I can only get one version to run from the form. I am just trying to only do one compile versus several Tom Hart
________________________________ From: A. Razzak Memon <[email protected]> To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 8:19 AM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: External form At 08:27 AM 12/4/2013, Tom Hart wrote: >I have set up my external form the way Razz did by using a form_action >to connect the database for each icon, but can I or is there a way 2 >or more menu items from the form. Under my old way I would compile my >action for each item and launch from the icon which meant I could have >multiple things running from 1 menu. With just connect the database >for each icon that process stays in front of my menu. Tom, Technically, once the database is CONNECTed, it will remain connected unless a DISCONNECT or EXIT command is used. However, using the PROPERTY RBASE_FORM_ACTION CheckDBConnection ' ' will assure the database connection. -- Custom Form Action: CheckDBConnection IF (CVAL('DATABASE')) <> 'RRBYW18' OR (CVAL('DATABASE')) IS NULL THEN CONNECT RRBYW18 IDENTIFIED BY NONE ENDIF RETURN Very Best R:egards, Razzak. www.rbase.com www.facebook.com/rbase -- 30+ years of continuous innovation! 15 Years of R:BASE Technologies, Inc. making R:BASE what it is today! --
