| Subject | Re: Move to the searched record on the brows or grid on the form |
| From | agostinho <agostinhoteixeira@yahoo.com> |
| Date | Sun, 13 Sep 2020 16:26:33 -0400 |
| Newsgroups | dbase.getting-started |
Dear Gaetano thank you for your assistance, but I have another purpose for this post please help me work out with my specific post and yes I know how seeker.cc works but this is not the point in this post. Once again thank you very much. Gaetano Wrote: > > Your requirement sounds like a classic implementation of the seeker.cc > in the custom form controls of dBase. Have you been through the dBase > Tutorial? the tutorial will explain how to create a form with 2 tabs, > one tab for searching with a GRID to display matches, the record pointer > will move down the rowset as you type the search criteria in the seeker > control, the other tab has entryfields showing the details of the record > to update/delete or do whatever you need with it (it can of course be on > a single-page form too if it all fits...). > > > > On 14/09/2020 04:26, AGOSTINHO wrote: > > Dear MerVyn thank you for your input and the note regarding > > uppercase characters for message headings. > > > > Please note that my problem is that when entering the search ccode in the entryfield1 it does not trigger the brows/grid object on the form, it don't moves anything on the object it remains on the top of the dbf files > > > >> On 2020-09-13 16:33, AGOSTINHO wrote: > >>> Dear group, > >>> On my form I search a record on the table but how do I move to the record > >>> on the brows or grid object on the form using this method > >>> SEE MY FORM BELLOW > >>> > >> > >> Please don't use all uppercase characters for message headings. It is > >> considered to be "shouting" and nobody likes to be shouted at. :-( > >> > >> FIND is not a dBASE command. With an indexed table the XDML command is > >> SEEK. > >> > >> Try the following. It has not been tested but it should work. As you > >> type in characters it should move the row pointer to the first record > >> where the code matches the characters entered. > >> > >> function ENTRYFIELD1_onKey1(nChar, nPosition,bShift,bControl) > >> ccode=form.entryfield1.value > >> // Find &ccode > >> seek &ccode > >> return > >> > >> Most of the old XDML commands have been retained in dBASE alongside the > >> new OODML commands. This is to ensure some measure of backward > >> compatibility with older programs. It is, however, really not a good > >> idea to use XDML for new code. The new OODML is far more powerful and > >> flexible. > >> > >> Using OODML means a lot of learning but it's not difficult and the > >> effort is worth it. As a starting point you should work through the > >> dBASE tutorial at > >> > >> http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Tutorial/00_Preface.htm > >> > >> Mervyn. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > | |