Marc:
If you want to keep all your code in one place, why don't you use a Custom
Form Action. For example, in your form define a Custom Form Action called
DisplayHelp.
-- Custom Form Action: DisplayHelp
SET VAR vcase = .%1
SWITCH (.vcase)
CASE 'A'
-- your code
BREAK
CASE 'B'
-- your code
BREAK
CASE 'C'
-- your code
BREAK
ENSW
And the on your first button you simple place the code
PROPERTY RBASE_FORM_ACTION DisplayHelp 'USING A'
RETURN
On your second button:
PROPERTY RBASE_FORM_ACTION DisplayHelp 'USING B'
RETURN
On the third button:
PROPERTY RBASE_FORM_ACTION DisplayHelp 'USING C'
RETURN
And so on...each button will call a selected portion of your code. You can
do the same thing with an external EEP but I like to keep all the code for
the form together, so I am partial to Custom Form Actions.
Javier,
Javier Valencia, PE
President
Valencia Technology Group, L.L.C.
14315 S. Twilight Ln, Suite #14
Olathe, Kansas 66062-4578
Office (913)829-0888
Fax (913)649-2904
Cell (913)915-3137
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Marc
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 4:00 PM
To: RBG7-L Mailing List
Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: SET VAR vbutton = (CVAL('form_field_name'))
Well, I do not think this will work for what
I am trying to do or I can't seem to figure it out.
I want to have a generic EEP that gets the
field name or button's text caption name when
you click on either object. Then I will popup
a small form with a help message for that object.
EDIT USING helpform where objname = .vobjname
I tried using the same ComponentI for 3 buttons
but it kept getting the same button text caption no matter
which button I clicked.
Is this possible with 7.5 ?
I think I am still missing something.
Marc
> >SET VAR vbutton = (CVAL('form_field_name'))
> >
> >How can this be done in 7.5? What am I missing?
>
> Marc,
>
> Actually, in 6.5++ for Windows, the (CVAL('Form_Field_Name'))
> return the text caption of that button.
>
> You can achieve the same functionality in 7.x/V-8 Turbo for
> Windows by using the CAPTION property as following:
>
> -- Start
> SET VAR vButton TEXT = NULL
> GETPROPERTY <ButtonComponentID> CAPTION vButton
> RETURN
> -- End
>
> vButton will return the text caption for that button.
>
> That's all there is to it!
>
> For complete details, syntax and examples:
>
> Building Syntax for PROPERTY Command:
>
> http://www.rbase.com/property
>
> Building Syntax for GETPROPERTY Command:
>
> http://www.rbase.com/getproperty
>
> or
>
> Refer to R:Docs (version 2.3 or higher)!
>
> Have fun.
>
> Very Best R:egards,
>
> Razzak.
>
>
