Subject Re: Grid search From Ken Mayer <dbase@nospam.goldenstag.net> Date Thu, 24 Sep 2020 10:14:45 -0700 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 9/24/2020 9:05 AM, Robbie Nott wrote: > Hi dBase > > Am wanting to do a search ( like the SeekerSQL ) but from a Grid. > > User wants to set focus on the grid and then type in a few characters to > do a progressive search. > > Thinking about the on_Key() but need to store the previous characters > so that the progressive search works properly. > > Also thinking about some kind of time factor where the process would > "forget" what was typed in after a few seconds... > > Any assistance greatly appreciated ( including maybe an RTFM ) There's a reason people use seeker or seekersql for this. What you're looking at is rather complicated, to put it mildly. You would be better off just sticking with those. Ken -- *Ken Mayer* Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#duflp dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Books/dBASEBooks.htm dBASE Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Tutorial/00_Preface.htm