Re: 4gl Input array question?

Matt Brickley wrote: > > 4GL 4.12, SE 5.01, SCO Unix 3.2v4.2 > > I have a table with 8 columns. I want to let the user update, delete, > or insert to a screen array with only 6 of the columns displaying. > How can I do this when the number of variables in the screen array must > match the program array? > > For simplicity sake, I want to let 4gl handle the array and when the user > is done modifying the array, I want to delete all of the rows in the > table and insert all of the changed rows from the screen/program array > > TIA > Matt Brickley Another idea: Pack all the non-displayed fields into a single char field with an internal structure of your choosing. Display it in a single-char invisible screen field and don't allow the user into it with the NOENTRY form attribute. It gets carried along with any array editing and you can unpack it before updating the database. This is a lot simpler than the horrendously complex code in the Informix 4GL by Example book using two arrays. -- Peter Lancashire Information Systems Specialist, Bayer plc Eastern Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7AH, UK Tel: +44-1635-562258, Fax: +44-1635-562281