David,
*** Using a form based application *** Take a look at Running R:BASE Your Way (Part 9) and see if that's what you're looking for. The entire application is based on one form with matching background; every action is always on the top of that main screen. You can add your favorite logo or image as a background theme.
Database: RRBYW9 Form: RRBYW9MainMenu Command File: RUN RRBYW9.DAT
*** Using the Application Designer *** Take a look at Running R:BASE Your Way (Part 4) RRBYW4.RBA.
Notice the background image for the main application and everything else goes on top of it.
Keeping both logics in mind, you can do anything you wish, including bringing in another menu on top of it and keeping the first one as a background with no actions, buttons .. nothing. The key is not to close the first form.
Hope that gives you some ideas!
Using R:Themes in 7.5, you might want to look at a different perspective of designing, implementing and distributing your cool applications.
Very Best R:egards,
Razzak.
At 10:00 PM 9/7/2004 -0400, David Blocker wrote:
Has anyone found a way to do this? This sequence I want would be:
1. Application screen comes up 2. With NO action by the user needed, the program code needed to connect a database and bring up the main menu would run 3. If the code calls for temporary closing of the main menu, it closes, but the application screen remains on the screen behind any pause commands, dialog commands, etc. that are called by the code. 4. If the user selects EXIT from the main menu, it closes the main menu form AND the application
Anyone got an idea?
