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David,
A couple of things. Which version are you? I am still on the
version from R:Chattaqua.
I'm still doing most of my work in 7.1 and I am up to the
latest version there.
(Razzak, I promise, I will be in 7.5 before you get
here)
Have you tried changing the color before setting the focus?
That is what I have been doing.
Couple of things on the Pause. When I use a PAUSE 1, I usually
use a SKIP TO. But you
can only do that if you are going straight to DB EDIT. When I
need to go to a variable I have
been using PAUSE FOR nnn and just doing it.
Have you tried not using a theme in the PAUSE? Also I don't
know if it is a typo.
Shouldn't the message font be ARIAL?
Does this thing work in the TRACE mode?
Sorry for all the questions. Remember I am no expert.
Jan
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 9:57 PM
Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: PROPERTY
SET_FOCUS and Variable Date/Time Picker
Jan
Interesting you can make this work - that means
clearly the problem is on my end.
Before entering the form, I
SET VAR fDR_StartDate DATE = NULL
SET VAR fDR_EndDate DATE = NULL
SET VAR fDR_StartDate = .#DATE
SET VAR fDR_EndDate = .#DATE
The form has only 4 controls (plus 3 text label controls for
information)
fDR_StartDate is a variable date time picker
fDR_EndDate is a variable date time picker
Search Button (bit button with on exit eep)
Cancel Button (bit button with on exit eep)
Tab order is:
fDR_StartDate
fDR_EndDate
Search bit button
Cancel bit button
This code is run on exit from the Search Bit Button:
IF fDR_EndDate < .fDR_StartDate THEN
BEEP
PAUSE 1
USING +
'Ending Date must be on or after the Starting Date!
+
Click OK to try again.' +
CAPTION .eMM_MTR_Caption +
ICON INFO +
OPTION BACK_COLOR WHITE +
|MESSAGE_FONT_NAME
Ariel +
|MESSAGE_FONT_SIZE 10 +
|MESSAGE_COLOR WHITE
+
|MESSAGE_FONT_COLOR BLUE +
|BUTTON_COLOR WHITE
+
|THEMENAME Mac OS
PROPERTY fDR_EndDate SET_FOCUS
'TRUE'
PROPERTY fDR_EndDate COLOR 'RED'
ELSE
SET VAR
fDoIt = 'Yes'
CLOSEWINDOW
ENDIF
RETURN
When the end date is before the start date and I click on (or tab to and
press enter) the Search button, the error is trapped. After pressing OK
for the PAUSE box, the fDR_EndDate control's background turns red, but the
focus remains on the Search button. I can tell many ways, but the most
clear is that I ought to be able to start typing to chagne the date and I
can't. I have to either click on the fDR_EndDate control or hit Shift
Tab or Left arrow to get the focus there.
A puzzler! Anyone have a clue what I'm doing wrong?
David
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 4:08 PM
Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: PROPERTY SET_FOCUS and Variable Date/Time
Picker
David,
This one is a puzzler to me. I exported one of my 7.1 forms
with a date set focus in it to 7.5 so I could check this out.
My form works just fine. The date/time picker accepts the
SET_FOCUS command. It's in the exact same syntax that yours is (except I have
'TRUE' instead of 'True' but I tested that and it doesn't
matter).
The only difference is I also issue a color command prior to
the set focus so I can see the focus.
Do you have anything else going on in your form?
Is your PROPERTY command in the AFTER START section of the
form? I know a couple of times I've inadvertently placed the property
command in the wrong place. Do you issue the PROPERTY command from another
object?
I don't know
Jan
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 6:10
AM
Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: PROPERTY
SET_FOCUS and Variable Date/Time Picker
Karen
Right click the control and select the FORMAT
tab. There is no choice for M/D/YYYY but you can type that in and it
works great (make sure your date format is MM/DD/YYYY before entering the
form)
But this doesn't solve the original question:
Why is PROPERTY fDateEnd SET_FOCUS 'True' working?
David
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 1:43 PM
Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: PROPERTY SET_FOCUS and Variable
Date/Time Picker
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!
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