Subject Re: Grid search From Robbie Nott <robnott@mweb.co.za> Date Sun, 27 Sep 2020 11:37:32 +0200 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 9/26/2020 2:59 PM, Mervyn Bick wrote: > On 2020/09/25 15:37, Akshat Kapoor wrote: >> Good Evening Ronnie, >> Placing a entryfield near the grid and then searching is damn easier >> than grid having focus and searching. >> Grid doesnot have a onKey event. > > I agree with you, using a separate entryfield for the search string, as > with seekerSQL, makes sense.  On the other hand if one REALLY wants a > pseudo onKey event for a grid one can emulate one using a keyboard hook. > > Very few programmers seem to have embraced the CALLBACK command which is > a pity as it can help solve many problems.  The attached example is > meant more as a contribution to your "old geezers" collection rather > than to solve Robbie's problem. > > In the example a keyboard hook is used to build a simulated onKey event > handler but the same principle can be used to extend the normal onKey > event which doesn't catch ALL keystrokes. > > Mervyn. > > > > Thanks Mervyn Wax on - wax off.... Learn something new every day. :-)