The ASCII menu files, vertical type COLUMN and PULLDOWN return an INTEGER. I always liked the horizontal ROW, currently POPUP, which is TEXT. RRR
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alastair Burr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 3:25 PM Subject: Re: Q. about CHOOSE command > I second that, Tom, and I think that somewhere the documentation states that > the choose variable is ALWAYS text and, since changing to RBW a year ago, I > have set three TEXT variables that I use throughout my apps which are never > cleared but often set to null or a particular value immediately before use: > > vResponse & vEndKey for use with DIALOG commands, and > vChoose for use with (surprise, surprise) CHOOSE commands. > > These variables are then used to set other variables as needed when the type > can be changed as well if required. > > To date - as far as I know - this has not caused me any problems and has > simplified the way apps are written. > > Regards, > Alastair. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Grimshaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 2:27 PM > Subject: Re: Q. about CHOOSE command > > > > Well that's one place the manual and I disagree for the very reason > > Ron mentions. As the var from the CHOOSE cmd is often a non-text > > value I make it a habit to always set the var to TEXT = NULL immediately > > prior to the CHOOSE. > > > > At 12:59 26/06/02 -0700, you wrote: > > >Has the CHOOSE variable been predefined? > > >The 5.5 ref manual says: "Do not predefine the variable: the CHOOSE > command > > >defines the variable with its proper data type." > > >If the variable existed, maybe that would confuse things. > > > > Warmest regards, > > > > > > Tom Grimshaw > > coy: Just For You Software > > tel: 612 9552 3311 > > fax: 612 9566 2164 > > mobile: 0414 675 903 > > > > post: PO Box 470 Glebe NSW 2037 Australia > > street: 3/66 Wentworth Park Rd Glebe NSW 2037 > > > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > web: www.just4usoftware.com.au > > > > "... the control of impulse -- is the first principle of civilization."-- > > Will Durant, > > Pulitzer Prize winning philosopher, writer and historian > > > > the most needed product in the world can be found at > > www.thewaytohappiness.org > > > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential to the > > intended recipient and may be privileged. If you have received this email > > inadvertently or you are not the intended recipient, you may not > > disseminate, distribute, copy or in any way rely on it. Further, you > should > > notify the sender immediately and delete the email from your computer. > > Whilst we have taken precautions to alert us to the presence of computer > > viruses, we cannot guarantee that this email and any files transmitted > with > > it are free from such viruses. > > > > ================================================ > > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > > ================================================ > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > > ================================================ > > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
