Look at that!!! Maybe if I would have read Razzak's post better and saw the "press any key combination" I would have figured that out on my own....
Karen -----Original Message----- From: Dennis McGrath <[email protected]> To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Sep 2, 2014 4:25 pm Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Tip of the Day: Assigning Keys to ExecuteCustom Form Actions Karen, Press the desired key combination! That one had me going for a bit too. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Karen Tellef Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 3:56 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Tip of the Day: Assigning Keys to Execute Custom Form Actions Razzak: I was going to play around with this today, 32-bit, 0821 build. On my CFA, I right-click, "shortcut key". The input box comes up and the word "none" is in there. I cannot remove the word or type over it to assign my shortcut key. What am I missing? Thanks! Karen -----Original Message----- From: A. Razzak Memon <[email protected]> To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, Aug 24, 2014 11:04 pm Subject: [RBASE-L] - Tip of the Day: Assigning Keys to Execute Custom Form Actions Monday, August 25, 2014 12:00AM Tip of the Day: Assigning Keys to Execute Custom Form Actions Product.: R:BASE eXtreme 9.5 (32/64) Build...: 9.5.4.30821 or higher www.rupdates.com Keywords: Forms, External Forms, Hot Keys Section.: R:BASE Productivity Tools U-Level.: Experienced Users of R:BASE eXtreme 9.5 (32/64) Did you know that you can assign a key, key combination, or a function key to execute any code defined as Custom Form Action in a form? Custom Form Actions have been enhanced with keyboard shortcut support, to launch the action when a key or a key combination is pressed. Here's how ... 01. Start R:BASE eXtreme 9.5 (32/64), Build: 9.5.4.30821 or higher ... 02. CONNect the database and open the form in Form designer ... For Example: RRBYW18 > Forms > SalesTransactions > Design ... www.razzak.com/tips/DefiningFormShortcutKeys_01.jpg 03. Now define a Custom Form Action (procedure) that will be assigned a Shortcut Key, such as [F12] to print report. www.razzak.com/tips/DefiningFormShortcutKeys_02.jpg www.razzak.com/tips/DefiningFormShortcutKeys_03.jpg 04. Once the Custom Form Action is defined, right-click and select the Shortcut Key www.razzak.com/tips/DefiningFormShortcutKeys_04.jpg 05. Press any key or key combination to assign Shortcut Key www.razzak.com/tips/DefiningFormShortcutKeys_05.jpg 06. Let's assign [F12] key by simply pressing on the [F12] key www.razzak.com/tips/DefiningFormShortcutKeys_06.jpg Click on [OK] button to save Notice the Shortcut Key assigned to Custom Form Action 07. Close the Custom Form Action Designer 08. Preview the Form and then press [F12] key www.razzak.com/tips/DefiningFormShortcutKeys_07.jpg www.razzak.com/tips/DefiningFormShortcutKeys_08.jpg Notice the YTD Sales Summary Report .... Have fun designing, implementing, and deploying some cool features into your R:BASE eXtreme 9.5 (32/64) applications! Very Best R:egards, Razzak. www.rbase.com www.facebook.com/rbase -- 31 years of continuous innovation! 16 Years of R:BASE Technologies, Inc. making R:BASE what it is today! --
