Hi Dennis! Yep, that's one of the things I always do when converting old
systems.
Programs can have a bunch of fillins or dialogs, and it's best to put them all
on one
form.
Here's an example of code that pre-defines the variables that I will be
gathering
(and unlike dialogs, they don't have to all be text), then calls up the form.
In most
instances, the code to actually do the work is inside a button on that form,
but you
could also have the processing code after the "edit using" command.
-- These variables are on the InputWOSearch form
SET VAR vfCount INT = 0, vCWhere TEXT = "limit = 0"
SET VAR vfWO INT = NULL, vPickWO INT = NULL, vfPart TEXT = NULL, +
vfCustPO TEXT = NULL, vfID INT = NULL, vBDate DATE = NULL
EDIT USING InputWOSearch
LABEL endprog
CLEAR ALL VAR EXCEPT X%
CLS
RETURN
When I define forms that just gather user input, I always name my forms
beginning
with the word "Input". I am pre-defining all the variables that are located
on the form,
but I also copy this into the "on before design" eep and you can also put them
in the
"on before start" eep.
Then on the form itself, you just locate a bunch of Variable Edit controls for
each thing
you are asking the user for. If you want lists, either use Variable ComboBox
or a
Variable ListBox. In your "process" button, check that all the variables you
expect
have a value. I have some samples of that code too if you'd like.
Have fun!
Karen
-----Original Message-----
From: Hodges, Dennis <[email protected]>
To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]>
Sent: Tue, May 20, 2014 8:26 am
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Getting Started with Rbase - Forms
Although I have been programming for over 35 years, I am new to Rbase and need
help with the following problem:
I inherited an old Rbase system which uses a menu to display various reports,
and is using dialogs or popups to request variables for filtering the report.
I
want to place all of these variable requests onto a single form and just need a
little help on how to call the form and reference form fields.
Dennis Hodges
[email protected]
