Subject Re: Incrementing a value OnClick From Ed <iot2040test@gmail.com> Date Mon, 20 Nov 2023 09:34:58 -0500 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Thanks both - sounds like I'd better break out the tutorial rather than just launching myself at it! Ken Mayer Wrote: > 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 >