Dan, I didn't mean to attack or anything. Sorry if I upset you. I think of most of those items I listed as other, usually better, ways to get work done, not as workarounds. For example, the DIALOG date and forms for dates gives me a lot of control over the look, prompt message, and error checking that I just don't have with GETDATE().
Bill On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Dan Goldberg <[email protected]> wrote: > I know there are workarounds to these items. That is why they are > enhancement requests. > > As a supporter of rapid application development, these would be time savers > for me and would increase functionality for my users. > > That way I can tell my boss that the money we paid for SAP makes a > difference... > > Dan Goldberg > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Bill > Downall > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 17, 2009 8:42 AM > *To:* RBASE-L Mailing List > *Subject:* [RBASE-L] - RE: Official Release of R:BASE 7.6 and Turbo V-8 > Updates > > Dan, > I don't know what RBTI thought as they went through these, but often if an > item seems to be overlooked, or passed by in favor of other suggestions, > it's because RBTI has determined that there already are other ways to get > the desired result. > > For example: > > - There are predefined EEPs available on the EEPS tab of every kind of > button, that include a "duplicate row" predefined action. You could put a > button right next to a navigator and have it look like it was part of the > navigator, with a duplicate row action. > - From the R:> prompt, you can type 'LAU .' to bring up the Windows > Explorer. > - A CHOOSE command with the #LFILES syntax can select any file name, > and could be followed immediately by a LAUNCH &vFileName command. You could > create your own very tiny application file to do this, and "run" it from > the > Database Explorer. > - You can prompt for a DATE with a DIALOG command, and preset the text > variable to the default date you want (see below) > - You can use a simple variable form to collect dates, and preset the > default or defaults in that form. > > Bill > > -- example modified slightly from R:DOCS example #18 for DIALOG > CLS > CLEAR VAR vDateTxt,vDate,vEndKey > SET VAR vDate DATE = 1/17/2008 > SET VAR vDateTxt TEXT = (ctxt(.vDate)) > DIALOG 'Enter Date (mm/dd/yyyy) or Double-Click for Calendar' vDateTxt=34 > vEndKey 1 + > CAPTION 'DIALOG with Date Pop-up' ICON APP OPTION + > POPUP_ENABLED TRUE + > |POPUP_DIALOG_TYPE DATE + > |THEMENAME Razzmatazz > SET VAR vDate = .vDateTxt > > > On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Dan Goldberg <[email protected]>wrote: > >> How does enhancements get considered? I have had many enhancement requests >> for sometime and none of them have been introduced. >> >> A couple that I think people would like is: >> >> 1. Forms-DB navigator - add duplicate row button. >> >> 2. Database explorer-Command files - right click and select "launch file" >> to >> run non-rbase files. >> >> 3. Getdate function - be able to set the default date. >> >> I know some are more difficult than others but it would be nice to get an >> update on their status. >> >> Dan Goldberg >> >> >> >
