Re: INPUT ARRAY delete

Posted in 1991

Walt Hultgren {rmy} — Thu, 17 Oct 91 18:00:10 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Path: emory!swrinde!mips!apple!motcsd!starnet!pmahler From: pmahler@StarConn.com (Paul Mahler) Newsgroups: comp.databases.informix Keywords: INPUT ARRAY, delete Message-ID: <1991Oct17.055244.29281@StarConn.com> Date: 17 Oct 91 05:52:44 GMT References: <1991Oct15.063248.27613@qualcomm.com> Organization: Starnet-Public Access UNIX-Los Altos,CA 415-949-3133, login:info g_arne@bigbird.qualcomm.com (Arne Mortensen...guest) writes: >I often use INPUT ARRAY WITHOUT DEFAULTS and I typically end up doing >some kludgy thing to allow the user to bail out of a DELETE. For >example, if the user pressed DELETE on a row, I ask the user to confirm >the action and if the action is not confirmed, I EXIT INPUT and re-issue >the INPUT ARRAY (now updated up to the last user action). It would seem >that Informix should have the capability to allow the program to abort >the DELETE without forcing an abortion of the entire INPUT ARRAY. >Similarly, there are times that I want to restrict the user from performing >an INSERT. >I would appreciate any comments or suggestions. I sell a library of informix-4gl source code that fixes this and a wide variety of other problems. Contact me at the address below if I can be of any help. -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Mahler internet: pmahler@StarConn.com Consultant 1800 Market St. #257 voice: 415.327.6737