----- Original Message ----- From: "Bernard Lis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 12:09 PM Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: exiting form does not return control to callingprogram
> OK, it's daylight now and the program is still working (but have faith, I > haven't delivered it to the customer yet). > So why does it matter where the property DONTSHOWSAVEDIALOG is placed? _Anytime_ you are going to set object properties for the duration of the life of the object, you would set it at the "earliest" time possible, which with our forms is the onAfter Form EEP. In your scenario, you are trying to change the property (quite possibly after) at the time it is being tested for. In Real Estate it's Location Location Location, In programming it's Timing Timing Timing! > I originally placed it in the eep just before closing the window, which is > where you get the message "Do you want to Save" and it did suppress the > message but didn't return control to the calling program. > Could someone explain why the placement of this command is critical? > And are there rules for the placement of other property commands? > > Bernie Lis > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bernard Lis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 1:03 AM > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: exiting form does not return control to > callingprogram > > > > David, Jim, > > I moved the property command to the after start eep, as you suggested. > > Now I can't make it fail! Hmmmmmm! > > I'll try again in the morning. Maybe daylight is the cause for it failing. > > Thanks! > > Bernie Lis > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jim Schmitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 9:02 PM > > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: exiting form does not return control to > > callingprogram > > > > > >> Bernie: > >> > >> 1. Put the 'PROPERTY RBASE_FORM DONTSHOWDAVEDIALOG 'TRUE' in the 'ON > >> AFTER > >> START EEP. > >> > >> 2. It sounds like you have an undefined VAR somewhere. > >> > >> Jim > >> > >> At 03:09 PM 3/26/05 -0500, you wrote: > >>> > >>>tracing the command file, at the end shows the following: > >>> > >>>clear all var except runvar,cno > >>>PROPERTY RBASE_FORM DONTSHOWSAVEDIALOG 'TRUE' > >>>closewindow > >>>return > >>> > >>>It returns to the R> instead of the calling program. > >>>No errors were seen during the trace! > >>> > >>>The calling program does Edit using StartEnd > >>>the form comes up and retrieves data, then when I exit the form, it goes > >>>to > >>>an R> > >>> > >>>The statement after the edit using is a pause to see if it returns. > >>> > >>>Any ideas would be appreciated. > >>> > >>>Bernie Lis > >>> > >> ======================================== > >> Jim Schmitt > >> Ohio Software Services > >> 2211 Lake Club Drive > >> Columbus, Oh 43232 > >> Phone 1-614-863-1850 > >> Fax 1-614-863-0325 > >> E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> ======================================== > >> > >> > > > > >
