brwk@doc.ic.ac.uk (Bevis King) (01/24/89)
I have a slight problem with an ACCELL application I am developing.
I wish to suppress (or rather ignore) the messages that are
generated on doing a next rec (down cursor) at the last record
or a prev rec (up cursor) at the first record. The requirment
to press next form or return, rather than just get a beep
annoys me.
Can anyone suggest a way to do this?
Regards, Bevis
Bevis King, Systems Programmer | Email: brwk@doc.ic.ac.uk
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"Never argue with a computer" ... Avon (Blake's 7)scotth@harlie.SGI.COM (Scott Henry) (01/25/89)
From article <583@gould.doc.ic.ac.uk>, by brwk@doc.ic.ac.uk (Bevis King): > I have a slight problem with an ACCELL application I am developing. > > I wish to suppress (or rather ignore) the messages that are > generated on doing a next rec (down cursor) at the last record > or a prev rec (up cursor) at the first record. The requirment > to press next form or return, rather than just get a beep > annoys me. > > Can anyone suggest a way to do this? > > Regards, Bevis What I have been doing to suppress the messages is actually very simple. You need to add the following code to your form script (.fs file): ON NEXT RECORD if current_record_num$() >= current_record_count$() then reject operation ON PREVIOUS RECORD if current_record_num$() <= 0 then reject operation and bingo! no more beep! The cursor stays on the first/last line no matter how many times you push the next/prev-record keys! > Bevis King, Systems Programmer | Email: brwk@doc.ic.ac.uk > Dept of Computing, Imperial College | UUCP : ..!mcvax!ukc!icdoc!brwk > 180 Queens Gate, London, SW7 2BZ, UK. | Voice: +44 1 589 5111 x 5085 > "Never argue with a computer" ... Avon (Blake's 7) scott henry -- Scott Henry <scotth@harlie.sgi.com> #include <std_disclaimer.h>
itkin@mrspoc.UUCP (Steven M. List) (01/30/89)
In article <583@gould.doc.ic.ac.uk> brwk@doc.ic.ac.uk (Bevis King) writes: > I have a slight problem with an ACCELL application I am developing. > > I wish to suppress (or rather ignore) the messages that are > generated on doing a next rec (down cursor) at the last record > or a prev rec (up cursor) at the first record. The requirment > to press next form or return, rather than just get a beep > annoys me. > > Can anyone suggest a way to do this? ON NEXT RECORD if current_record_num$() = current_record_count$() then begin reject operation end ON PREVIOUS RECORD if current_record_num$() = 1 then begin reject operation end Note that with a little thought and a couple of flags and the use of the "BEFORE FIELD" section for the first field in the record/form, you can make your multi-occurrence forms circular (like ACCELL menus). That is, you can make NEXT RECORD on the last record go to the first record and vice versa. -- : Steven List @ Transact Software, Inc. : {apple,coherent,limbo,mips,pyramid,ubvax}!mrspoc!itkin : Voice: (415) 961-6112