Hi Jan, Works Great! Just what I needed! RDocs also has a number of additional parameters for the PROPERTY TABLE command that solve some other issues I was trying to address (like having a button set the active table).
Thanks! Michael Michael Moser EXAQ Micro Services www.exaq.com Phone: 916-966-8313 Fax: 916-244-0582 >> Michael, Oops. Hit the wrong button. Another thing you can do is use the >> property command in a button to do the things you need. The complete >> syntax for properties can be found at www.rbase.com/property The >> following command would add a row to a table. >> PROPERTY TABLE <FormTableName> 'APPEND' >> Jan >> riginal 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]>
