Re: Updating with editing capability

PERFORM allows for inserting and deleting of characters. Typing CTRL A will toggle in and out of insert mode. Typing CTRL X will delete a single character at a time. Also, CTRL D will delete all characters to the end of the field. Help information pertaining to this can be brought up interactively while in insert or update mode of PERFORM by typing CTRL W (the help key). scottm (Scott Myers - Informix, Tampa) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- } From uunet!rmy.emory.edu!ilist Wed Nov 11 13:38:58 1992 } Received: from informix.com ([158.58.8.17]) by washington. (4.0/SMI-4.0) } id AA20501; Wed, 11 Nov 92 13:38:53 EST } Received: from uunet.UUCP by informix.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) } id AA22064; Wed, 11 Nov 92 10:35:43 PST } Received: from rmy.rmy.emory.edu by relay2.UU.NET with SMTP } (5.61/UUNET-internet-primary) id AA13705; Wed, 11 Nov 92 13:21:47 -0500 } Received: by } rmy.rmy.emory.edu (5.65/Emory_rmy.3.3.20) via MAILPROG } id AA00602 ; Wed, 11 Nov 92 13:23:18 -0500 } Return-Path: ilist@rmy.emory.edu } From: uunet!thylacine.cs.wisc.edu!rchoi (Ron Choi) } Message-Id: <1992Nov10.164807.7451@cs.wisc.edu> } Subject: Updating with editing capability } Date: 10 Nov 92 16:48:07 GMT } Reply-To: uunet!thylacine.cs.wisc.edu!rchoi (Ron Choi) } Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison -- Computer Sciences Dept. } Sender: uunet!rmy.emory.edu!informix-list-owner } To: informix-list@rmy.emory.edu } X-Informix-List-Id: <news.2101> } Status: R } } i've using perform for entering and updating records. for updating, } it would be nice if the user-interface supplies some sort of editing capability. } only way one can update in perform is to type over the old entry. can } we do better than that in 4gl or third-vendor user-interface? in other words, } is there a way to insert characters and delete characters with out typing } over the original entry? } } thanx in advance, } } -- } --------------------------------------------------------------------------- } ron choi \\\\ #include <disclaimer.h> } university of wisconsin, madison \\\\ } "when i was your age, i walked ten miles to school, unarmed." }