aqhx@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (06/04/91)
HELP!!! I have two questions about programming in 4th Dimension that I wish someone can help me. Question 1 I have created a Choice Input Layout with choices 0, 1, and 2. If I input 0, I will be switched to Layout 0. If I input 1, I will be switched to Layout 1. If I input 2, I will be switched to Layout 2. In Layout 0, 1, and 2, there is a field called Choice, where the choice (0,1, or 2) that I have made in Choice Input Layout will be displayed. In other word, I don't want to input the choice again; I want the program to remeber my choice and display it. How do I do that? Question 2 Beside Choice Input Layout, Layout 1, 2, and 3, I also have a Output Layout. When I am in User mode, I am in Output Layout first. But when I want to add a new record, I am always returned to the last layout that I have finished data entry. Instead, I want Choice Input Layout to be the layout that I will be working with whenever I decide to add a new record. Can someone tell me how do I do that? Any help will be much appreciated. Tim e5tx@cornella.cit.cornell.edu
bmug@garnet.berkeley.edu (BMUG) (06/05/91)
In article <1991Jun4.125845.5245@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> aqhx@vax5.cit.cornell.edu writes: >HELP!!! > >I have two questions about programming in 4th Dimension that I wish someone can >help me. > >Question 1 >I have created a Choice Input Layout with choices 0, 1, and 2. If I input 0, I >will be switched to Layout 0. If I input 1, I will be switched to Layout 1. >If I input 2, I will be switched to Layout 2. In Layout 0, 1, and 2, there is >a field called Choice, where the choice (0,1, or 2) that I have made in Choice >Input Layout will be displayed. In other word, I don't want to input the >choice again; I want the program to remeber my choice and display it. How do I >do that? > The easiest way to do this is to make each of your input layouts separate pages. Then you'd have a button on the first page with a script that executes "GoTo Page 2" and sets a variable so "myVar:="Choice 1". On page 2 of your layout you have a nonenterable variable (myVar) which will display the value you've set. You'd have another button for your third page. myVar can be used elsewhere as a flag if need be. >Question 2 >Beside Choice Input Layout, Layout 1, 2, and 3, I also have a Output Layout. >When I am in User mode, I am in Output Layout first. But when I want to add a >new record, I am always returned to the last layout that I have finished data >entry. Instead, I want Choice Input Layout to be the layout that I will be >working with whenever I decide to add a new record. Can someone tell me how do >I do that? > In this case, you'd use the myVar flag to set the page number of the input layout when you go to it. The way I do this is to use an invisible button on the layout with a script (and the "only if modified" checkbox turned off) to run my Before phase stuff. Since myVar has been previously set, I'd do something like this: If(Before) Case of :(myVar=1) GoTo Page(2) :(myVar=2) GoTo Page(3) End case End if This is the barest bones summary of what you need to do; other enhancements would include buttons on each of your pages to reset your Choice variable on the fly. Hope this helps! John Heckendorn -- /\ BMUG ARPA: bmug@garnet.berkeley.EDU A__A 1442A Walnut St., #62 BITNET: bmug@ucbgarne |()| Berkeley, CA 94709 Phone: (415) 549-2684 | |