This is also what I do. Javier, Javier Valencia, PE President Valencia Technology Group, L.L.C. 14315 S. Twilight Ln, Suite #14 Olathe, Kansas 66062-4578 Office (913)829-0888 Fax (913)649-2904 Cell (913)915-3137 ================================================ Attention: The information contained in this message and or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all system and destroy all copies. ======================================================
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of MikeB Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 3:36 PM To: RBG7-L Mailing List Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Pre-setting form VARs ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Engwer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 2:02 PM Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Pre-setting form VARs > That is a good point Javier. > > When you open a form in designer mode you must have all of the VARs defined > so that you do not get errors. I have been running a command file to set > VARs before clicking designer. Is there a cleaner way of setting VARs in > designer mode? I set the vars like Larry does and when I first open it in the designer, I Press the Run button on the toolbar to open an instance of the form and then close it back to the designer, which I think is what Larry said previously, but may have been misunderstood. > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Javier Valencia > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 12:52 PM > To: RBG7-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Pre-setting form VARs > > John: > I might be missing something...I do not understand why you would want the > EEP to run when you open the form designer, it should run (and it does) when > you run the form, even if you do it from within the designer. IMHO, nothing > should run when you open the designer as it could have unintended > consequences. > Javier, > > Javier Valencia, PE > President > Valencia Technology Group, L.L.C. > 14315 S. Twilight Ln, Suite #14 > Olathe, Kansas 66062-4578 > Office (913)829-0888 > Fax (913)649-2904 > Cell (913)915-3137 > ================================================ > Attention: > The information contained in this message and or attachments is intended > only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain > confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, > dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, > this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient > is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and > delete the material from all system and destroy all copies. > ====================================================== > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Engwer > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 11:47 AM > To: RBG7-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Pre-setting form VARs > > Thanks Lawrence, you are correct. I tried it using run and it works > properly. > I wish it worked the same way with designer. I thought I was doing > something wrong. > > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lawrence Lustig > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 11:33 AM > To: RBG7-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Pre-setting form VARs > > > I tried using an EEP in the "on before start" and I > > also tried using > > PROPERTY RBASE_FORM_ACTION purchase1_set '' (used > > action designer to define > > purchase1_set). > > I put them in the ON BEFORE START eep and they work > perfectly. > > One thing you have to be aware of -- R:Base does NOT > run that EEP when you open the form in the designer. > Therefore, if the variables do not exist in the > environment when you click Design Form, you must run > the form inside the designer, using the Run button on > the toolbar. > -- > Larry >
