Re: Is scrolling field exist in 4GL forms (per)?

I don't want this new window pops up by default. Because in most cases the URL will be less than 40 chars. Thanks for the suggestion anyway. BTW I have found the answer of my first question. I want to share my resolution with the people those are interested. First I put AUTONEXT attribute for that 40-char long field (url). Once user hits the 40st char AUTONEXT attribute causes the cursor leave from the field and that invokes 'AFTER FIELD url' block. That works like a charm. :) AFTER FIELD url IF LENGTH(GET_FLDBUF(url)) = 40 THEN OPEN WINDOW w_url AT 6,10 WITH FORM "url" ATTRIBUTE(BORDER) INPUT BY NAME url WITHOUT DEFAULTS ATTRIBUTE(REVERSE) CLOSE WINDOW w_url END IF I am still working on my second question. I am still open the ideas on this one. Thanks again! Sinan Ust. >From: Carlos Benjamin <benj@firstlinux.net> >Reply-To: benj@firstlinux.net >To: "Sinan UST" <sinanust@hotmail.com>, informix-list@iiug.org >Subject: Re: Is scrolling field exist in 4GL forms (per)? >Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 09:10:47 -0700 (PDT) > > > >--- "Sinan UST" <sinanust@hotmail.com> > > wrote: > >Jonathan's explanations have given me an idea. > > > > >If you are doing a query, it happens automatically without any > > >attribute being specified. > > > >In this case we can do similar case for data entry. During the entry > >when user hits the 40st char that triggers and opens a new small window >in > >the middle of the screen. That window will have one field > >that is divided into three segments so that it can hold 120 char long > >string. > > > >Now I have two questions: > > > >1- How will the new window be triggred? In other words how would I know >that > >the user hits the 40st char at the field in the main screen? > > > >2- How am I going to carry over the already typed 40 char to the new >screen > >and position the cursor at the 41st char? > > > >Any idea will be greatly appreciated.. :) > >Thanks > >Sinan. > > > >Why don't you just bring up the pop-up window be default rather than trying >to do the back and forth? > >== >Maintainer of the procrastinator's FAQ. > Well, maybe tomorrow I will be. > >_____________________________________________________________ >Want a new web-based email account ? ---> http://www.firstlinux.net _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

In a similar situation, I set ctrl-Z to call the pop-up window. (In your case, if the URL is *exactly* 40-chars long, the window comes up needlessly) Each line in the window was a separate char string, which I then clipped and joined before returning to the original field. If you implement this, make your window 3 lines of 40-chars each. Then you just allow entry on the 2nd and 3rd lines, preserving the original 40 chars. It ain't pretty, but it works.... Mike Hoffman In <8t20vd$rv7$1@news.xmission.com> article, Sinan UST mentioned that: : I don't want this new window pops up by default. Because in most cases : the URL will be less than 40 chars. Thanks for the suggestion anyway. : BTW I have found the answer of my first question. I want to share my : resolution with the people those are interested. : First I put AUTONEXT attribute for that 40-char long field (url). : Once user hits the 40st char AUTONEXT attribute causes the cursor leave from : the field and that invokes 'AFTER FIELD url' block. : That works like a charm. :) : AFTER FIELD url : IF LENGTH(GET_FLDBUF(url)) = 40 THEN : OPEN WINDOW w_url AT 6,10 WITH FORM "url" ATTRIBUTE(BORDER) : INPUT BY NAME url WITHOUT DEFAULTS ATTRIBUTE(REVERSE) : CLOSE WINDOW w_url : END IF : I am still working on my second question. I am still open the ideas on this : one. : Thanks again! : Sinan Ust. :>From: Carlos Benjamin <benj@firstlinux.net> :>Reply-To: benj@firstlinux.net :>To: "Sinan UST" <sinanust@hotmail.com>, informix-list@iiug.org :>Subject: Re: Is scrolling field exist in 4GL forms (per)? :>Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 09:10:47 -0700 (PDT) :> :> :> :>--- "Sinan UST" <sinanust@hotmail.com> :> > wrote: :> >Jonathan's explanations have given me an idea. :> > :> > >If you are doing a query, it happens automatically without any :> > >attribute being specified. :> > :> >In this case we can do similar case for data entry. During the entry :> >when user hits the 40st char that triggers and opens a new small window :>in :> >the middle of the screen. That window will have one field :> >that is divided into three segments so that it can hold 120 char long :> >string. :> > :> >Now I have two questions: :> > :> >1- How will the new window be triggred? In other words how would I know :>that :> >the user hits the 40st char at the field in the main screen? :> > :> >2- How am I going to carry over the already typed 40 char to the new :>screen :> >and position the cursor at the 41st char? :> > :> >Any idea will be greatly appreciated.. :) :> >Thanks :> >Sinan. :> > :> :>Why don't you just bring up the pop-up window be default rather than trying :>to do the back and forth? :> :>== :>Maintainer of the procrastinator's FAQ. :> Well, maybe tomorrow I will be. :> :>_____________________________________________________________ :>Want a new web-based email account ? ---> http://www.firstlinux.net : _________________________________________________________________________ : Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. : Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at : http://profiles.msn.com.