[RBG7-L] - Re: PROPERTY SET_FOCUS and Variable Date/Time Picker

[Jan Johansen]

Bob,   No problem. Thought you might no something I didn't (although you probably do. That's why the list is so great).   I'm not sure why the date/time objects appear to be some of the few that don't have a way to do eeps. Perhaps at some time in the future Razzak could let us know why not (or get them included- hint)   My form has 2 variable date/time pickers and a continue button. Not much to help in putting in PROPERTY commands.   Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: RBG7-L Mailing List Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 12:07 PM Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: PROPERTY SET_FOCUS and Variable Date/Time Picker Hmm... your are correct!  I never noticed that there was no EEP available on the Date time picker.  (I must start checking out my suggestions rather than just offering theory!)   You could use exit EEP and Entry EEP on the fields before and after the Date Picker, but of course this would only work if you were tabbing through the field order.  If you mouse clicked on the Date Picker, you would not get the color change.   I suppose one could always place an Office Button, name it "Pick Date" etc.and then call up a Date Picker in the EEP.  You could then change all sorts of attributes and have much control.   -Bob   -------------- Original message -------------- Bob,   I was just trying to do this very thing! BUT, there is no ON EXIT eep in Date/Time Pickers (would be great if they did). You would have to have another object in which to place a PROPERTY command in the ON BEFORE START eep to change the color for the Date/Time picker that you just exited (or tabbed out of).   Great comments.   Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: RBG7-L Mailing List Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 10:51 AM Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: PROPERTY SET_FOCUS and Variable Date/Time Picker In 7.1 you can set the focus as you mentioned with the property comman,  and you can then change the color if it would help show them focus.  It would be nice to have a property to drop down the calendar, but I do not believe there is one (yet).   So I would change the color on an Entry EEP and then change it back on an Exit EEP.  This would help show focus.   As for the 04 entry, there is a format setting for m/d/yy and one for mm/dd/yy.  I have not tried it, but perhaps the m/d/yy would take care of that issue.   -Bob   -------------- Original message -------------- This has always bothered me.  You ARE on the date picker, but there is no focus showing anywhere so you don't know where you are.  Only if you type something can you tell that you're in the date picker.  And if you want to type the month for April, you have to type "04" rather than "4" to see something happen.  My client is confused by all this.  Anyone have a good means of showing where you are?  Or am I missing a setting? (This will be in 7.1) Karen   When I tried a snippet of code similar to yours, the focus did indeed go to the date picker.  Although it does not readily show it. If I hit the tab key, focus indeed went to the next field after the date picker indicating that focus was set to it.   However, are you wanting it to automatically open the drop down window?  Focus on the  date picker does not automatically open the calendar.  I do not know of any property setting to open the window, but perhaps there is one somewhere!