[RBG7-L] - Re: Two data bases - One form menu

[Emmitt Dove]

Another idea, Bob, is to have your first application LAUNCH rbg7 with a .dat file to execute.  If you include the |W option, the first instance will wait for the LAUNCHed application to terminate before resuming.

Thanks Dawn and Larry for the quick replies.
 
In this particular case, the ODBC (Sattach etc.) route is not an option
but a good idea none the less.  In many cases it should work great.
 
The idea of controlling the method by the start up file will work fine
though.  Thanks Larry, I should have thought of that!  Easy to implement
and will work fine.
 
Thanks again everyone.  The list probably saved me a lot of time trying
to rehash a problem already elegantly solved.
-Bob
 

-------------- Original message --------------

> > I have an application that is form menu driven. I now have a

> > small app that must be located in a separate database. I want

> > to put a menu option on my main form to switch to the new data

> > base, run an application then return to the main menu.

>

> You EEP should set a variable to signal what you want to do, then issue

> CLOSEWINDOW. Your main menu code should look like this:

>

> LABEL ShowMenu

> EDIT USING MainMenu

> IF (SignalCondition) THEN

> RUN OtherApp -- Includes commands to connect new database

> CONNECT OriginalDB

> GOTO ShowMenu

> ENDIF

>

> --

> Larry

>

Emmitt Dove
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