G'day Rob,
Set an eep to run the following code and call it from a button
labelled Exit.
IF (ISTAT('FORM_DIRTY_FLAG')) = 1 THEN
--Form altered code
ENDIF
CLOSEWINDOW
RETURN
will do it for you.
At 03:06 AM 08/09/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Is there an Rbase environment variable that can be checked from within an .EEP
>that can tell me if the form has received any updates? (R:base 6.5+ Build
>1,839)
>
>I found myself in a "catch-22" when trying to implement a simple routine
>to track
>who was the last logged-in user of the database who performed an "update"
>of a row
>thru a form.
>
>The customer wanted to find the user(s) who were not following the correct
>data-entry
>procedure. However, after "they" exited the form I was setting "them" to
>be the last user
>(thus circumventing the whole routine for checking!).
>
>Ideally, once the form is invoked, it should be able to be viewed, and as
>long as no column
>is updated (via the keyboard/mouse) the previously listed user in that row
>should remain untouched.
>If the user should happen to perform any keyboard/mouse update on a
>column/radio-button/chkbox, etc...
>the flag can be checked in thie .EEP and determine if the currently logged
>in user should be "updated"
>in the row.
>
>TIA
>
>Rob Vincent
>R.A.V. Enteprises
>Dearborn Heights, Michigan
>
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