| Subject | Re: Forms Processing Text Box buffer to Data Fields |
| From | Ivar B. Jessen <nospam@nospam.com> |
| Date | Sat, 13 Sep 2014 18:04:52 +0200 |
| Newsgroups | dbase.getting-started |
On Sat, 13 Sep 2014 11:03:52 +0200 Mervyn Bick Sender: "Mervyn Bick" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote the following in: Newsgroup: dbase.getting-started Subject: Re: Forms Processing Text Box buffer to Data Fields: MessageID:<op.xl4bgqk2380wm4@mervynb> > >Instead of setting the picture and function properties it is better, in >the constructor code, to set the entryfield's value property to { } (curly >brackets) which is an empty date. This will allow the entry of a date in >the appropriate format. Even this has it's problems though. <g> This >value cannot be set by using the Inspector so it must be done from within >the sourcecode editor. The next time the form is opened in the form >designer the form designer will stream out { / / } or { / / } >depending on the date format set for the computer which takes one back to >square one. Hmm, I can set the value by using the Designer Inspector and the value does not change when the form is reopened :-) Please see attachment. Ivar B. Jessen | |