RE: INPUT ARRAY questions

you may what to look at d4gl or 4js version 3.10 it has a CANCEL INSERT/DELETE fruntion. ie: BEFORE DELETE/INSERT IF x THEN CANCEL DELETE/INSERT END IF You may also add this to the INPUT ARRAY ATTRIBUTES. ie: ATTRIBUTES(COUNT=n, MAXCOUNT=n, DELETE ROW = {TRUE|FALSE},INSERT ROW= {TRUE|FALSE}) this allows or stops a user from deleting/insert rows in an array. as for NEXT ROW, again 4js/d4gl has a function called setcurrline(s,r) ie: CALL dialog.setcurrline(screen_row,array_row) , then i normally do a NEXT FIELD to the first input field on the row. hope this helps. Paul Sergeant PFS Computers. -----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.iiug.org]On Behalf Of Scott O'Connell Sent: 02 February 2001 07:08 To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Re: INPUT ARRAY questions "Andrew Hamm" <ahamm@sanderson.net.au> wrote in message news:3a7a51aa$1@news.iprimus.com.au... > Scott O'Connell wrote in message <95disf$2c3q$1@thoth.cts.com>... > >Hi Folks, > > > >When using an INPUT ARRAY, is there a way to keep a user from ADDING, or > >INSERTING (same thing maybe) new records? I want it to act more like a > >DISPLAY ARRAY, with the exception of being able to change fields within the > >rows that were selected and displayed with the INPUT ARRAY. > > > > 7.30 has new, direct facilities for this. All earlier versions require dirty > tricks. > > Simple way to prevent the user from pressing insert or delete line keys is > to map them to something impossible: > > options insert key (control-s), delete key (control-s) > > But this doesn't stop them from "falling off the end of the array" and > adding a new line there. If you wish to block that, post another message - > the reply is more detailed. Yes, the problem I'm having is that I want to keep them from arrowing down and creating new records. I wish there was a simple way to: BEFORE INSERT IF current_array = max_array THEN STOP INSERT MESSAGE "There are no more rows in the direction you are going." CONTINUE INPUT # keep user on last populated array line END IF ...etc. I'm not above dirty tricks with some guidance on how to use them. The last time I was using Informix was back on version 4.??, and I asked Informix for a "NEXT ROW." Never got it, came up with NEXT FIELD dummy with NO INPUT...it's a shame, but I'm still using that one. Did NEXT ROW ever creep into a release? What is the current method for getting 7.30? It tooks us three resellers and 2 months to PURCHASE 7.20 a year or so ago...nobody wanted to follow through and take our $13,000. Thanks again.