Michael, Another thing you can do is
-----Original Message----- From: Michael Moser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] (RBG7-L Mailing List) Date: Sun, 8 May 2005 11:56:06 -0700 Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: 6.5 to 7.x -- 10 steps forward, 1 step back > Thanks Albert! > > I knew it was going to be obvious! I use the tool bar in other > situations but had not thought of it in this situation because I didn't > need all the extra stuff. I could turn off all the other items, the > only problem being that I can't change the "+" to something more > descriptive. It would still be nice to find some way to tie a normal > button to a specific table. > > Do you know of any way to directly capture what the active table is in > a form. One could indirectly track the active table by setting a > variable in a table entry eep in 7.5, 7.1 does not have table entry > eeps, just row entry but that would probably work. Capturing the > active table could be used to make the toolbar visible/invisible as > appropriate. > > In any event, Thanks for the Suggestion! > > Michael > > > > Michael Moser > EXAQ Micro Services > www.exaq.com > Phone: 916-966-8313 > Fax: 916-244-0582 > > >> Michael, add a tool bar to the form - they are assigned to a > table. Add, > >> Delete, Last, First, > >> Next, Previous, Save, Edit, ... > > >> --- Michael Moser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > Hi All, > >> > > >> > I'm probably (once again) missing something obvious but in 6.5 > multi > >> table form buttons were > >> > active in only one table. This was really annoying for buttons > like > >> "Exit" but worked really > >> > nice for buttons like "Add Record" or "Move to Region X". > >> > > >> > As far as I can tell, in 7.x all buttons are active in all > tables so > >> buttons like "Add Record" > >> > become problematic. I have been unable to figure out any > acceptable eep > >> commands or normal > >> > command sequence strategies so that the record is added to the > correct > >> table regardless of the > >> > active table when the button is activated. > >> > > >> > The only solution I have found is to have a button eep that > closes the > >> form, adds a row to the > >> > correct table, then opens the form. Rows added with out closing > the > >> form a are not displayed. > >> > Unfortunately, closing and re-opening the form completely looses > focus > >> on the currently selected > >> > records for tables 2, 3, etc. which is not acceptable in most > >> situations. > >> > > >> > Some of you must have run into the same problem --- any other > >> suggestions? > >> > > >> > I'm almost dreading the answers -- I'm afraid they are going to > be > >> obvious ... > >> > > >> > Classic "approach avoidance" > >> > > >> > :-) > >> > > >> > > >> > Thanks, > >> > Michael > >> > > >> > > >> > Michael Moser > >> > EXAQ Micro Services > >> > www.exaq.com > >> > Phone: 916-966-8313 > >> > Fax: 916-244-0582 > >> > > >> > > > >> Albert Berry > >> Management Consultant > >> RR2 - 1252 Ponderosa Drive > >> Sparwood BC, V0B 2G2 > >> Canada > >> (250) 425-5806 > >> (250) 425-7259 > >> (708) 575-3952 (fax) > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
