Subject Re: Incrementing a value OnClick From Ken Mayer <dbase@nospam.goldenstag.net> Date Mon, 20 Nov 2023 05:10:04 -0800 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 11/20/2023 3:56 AM, Ed wrote: > Hi, > > I'm brand new to dbase and could do with some pointers. I've made a new DB called WEF1 and a tabled called T1. The table has three columns - name (character) and two columns called STR and DEF (both two digit numeric values). > > There are two people - "Bob" and "Fred" who both have a couple of random values for STR and DEF. > > I've made a form with a browser object and pointed it at T1 and it is all good. > > I've put a button on the screen and all I want it to do is increase, say "Bob"s STR by one each time I click it. I've almost no idea how to even begin this. > > Any examples or pointers would be appreciated. Ed -- Seriously suggest you take the time to do something like run through the dBASE tutorial. The BROWSE object is not the best way to go here, you should be using a form. You can then hook a SPINBOX component on the form to the STR field. This has arrows for up and down, and clicking those will increment and decrement the value in the field. See the signature block below for details ... 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 dBASE Web Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/WebTutorial/00_Menu.htm dBASE DOS to Windows Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/DtoWTutorial/00_Menu.htm