Re: how to get the value of a typed-in field

In article <1992Apr8.173243.27830@das.harvard.edu>, bochner@das.harvard.edu (Harry Bochner) writes: > In article <1992Apr7.162351.9860@cssnl.syssup.tds.philips.nl>, harry@.syssup.tds.philips.nl (Harry Weseman) writes: > > In informix-4gl, (I have 1.10.03), I would like to inspect what the user > > has typed in. I am using an INPUT statement, that gives me the value of > > a field with the AFTER FIELD clause. However, with the ON KEY clause, and > > then an IF INFIELD(field1) statement, I know that the user has typed something > > into the field I want, but I cannot get it from the input buffer. Or is > > there a way? > > If I understand you correctly, the problem is that the value isn't stored in the > variable until the user exits from the field, and that hasn't happened yet in > your case. Version 4.1 provides a way to do this (the get_fldbuf() function), but > it's described in the section on enhancements, so it doesn't look like there's > any way to do it in older versions. So I think you're out of luck, unless > upgrading is an option for you. I had tried researching this awhile ago when Johnathon Leffler had mentioned that there is an un-documented, un-supported way of doing a get_fldbuf() in pre-4.1 releases of Informix-4GL. I sent him mail asking for a few pointers but I never heard back :-( Anyway, Johnathon, if your listening... do you have any suggestions, tips, and/or pointers? Alan (Denney), would you be able to shine a little light on the subject... please? DAS -- David A. Snyder @ Snide Inc. - Folcroft, PA Current Release is db4glgen-3.4 UUCP: ..!uunet!das13!dave INTERNET: dave.snyder@snide.com