You could always try using the PDF viewer in rbase or consider 'launching' the PDF.
-----Original Message----- From: "Michael J. Sinclair" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List) Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 05:30:48 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Property componentid GOURL varname makes me lose mycursor > Alastair, > > I did try that. I put this... > PROPERTY id_vfolder SET_FOCUS 'TRUE' > PROPERTY id_vfolder LASTCHAR 'TRUE' > At the very top of the eep > and this...PROPERTY id_bigpdf GOURL .vdisplayname > at the bottom. > Same issue. The SET_FOCUS works, but the GOURL steals the focus and > won't give it back to the SET_FOCUS when it's done displaying the file. > The PAUSE FOR n some how is able to retrieve the focus and then hand it > off to the SET_FOCUS command. > I don't know if the Web Control would benefit from an enhancement > request regarding it's effect on FOCUS. I may just not be > understanding how the GOURL command is supposed to affect the focus. I > can't think of any good reason why the GOURL should want to affect the > FOCUS when my goal is to display a file. The only property that the Web > Control has that I can control is "Tab Stop". Unchecking Tab Stop did > not seem to affect the FOCUS. > > > Mike > > ________________________________ > From: Alastair Burr <[email protected]> > To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 2:52 AM > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Property componentid GOURL varname makes me > lose mycursor > > > Have you tried changing the sequence of the property commands? > > > Regards, > Alastair. > > > > From: Michael J. Sinclair > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 11:42 PM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Property componentid GOURL varname makes me > lose mycursor > Hi Jan, > It works perfectly when I trace it, so I thought it would be a timing > issue. > Pause for 5 did not work, but ... > Pause for 1 USING 'Bam!' > does seem to make it work better. Seems like I need to have the focus > shifted away from the Web Control after the GOURL command to get the > following commands to work. The only issue with my work around seems to > be the highlighting of the characters based on checking > AUTOSELECT...the characters are no longer highlighted, but that is not > a big deal. > Mike > > > > ________________________________ > From: jan johansen <[email protected]> > To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 6:28 PM > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Property componentid GOURL varname makes me > lose mycursor > > > Mike, > > Does your field get the focus if you TRACE the command? > > Possibly a timing issue. > Maybe try a PAUSE FOR 2 after the > PROPERTY id_bigpdf GOURL .vdisplayname > to give it time to process. > Does your field get the focus if you TRACE the command? > > Jan > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Michael J. Sinclair" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List) > Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:13:39 -0700 (PDT) > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Property componentid GOURL varname makes me lose > my cursor > > > Hi All, > >In an eep, if I have this ... > > > >PROPERTY id_vfolder set_focus 'TRUE' > >PROPERTY id_vfolder lastchar 'true' > >RETURN > > > >The focus goes right where I want it, ie the end of the last character > in my variable edit field > > > >But, if I have this... > > > >PROPERTY id_bigpdf GOURL .vdisplayname > >PROPERTY id_vfolder set_focus 'TRUE' > >PROPERTY id_vfolder lastchar 'true' > >RETURN > > > >The focus initially goes where it is supposed to go, but then it is > "lost", I can't see a cursor anywhere. > >I have to click on the field at the end of the last character to make > changes to the field. > >When I trace it, it works fine with or without the GOURL. > >Even stranger, I have "AUTOSELECT" checked for the desired field, and > the characters are all still selected, but no cursor! > > > >Why is the PROPERTY id_bidpdf GOURL .vdisplayname command causing me > to lose my cursor or the cursor location? > > > >Mike --- RBASE-L ================================================ TO POST A MESSAGE TO ALL MEMBERS: Send a plain text email to [email protected] (Don't use any of these words as your Subject: INTRO, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE, SEARCH, REMOVE, SUSPEND, RESUME, DIGEST, RESEND, HELP) ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [email protected] In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: INTRO ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a plain text email to [email protected] In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: UNSUBSCRIBE ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: Send a plain text email to [email protected] In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: SEARCH-n (where n is the number of days). In the message body, place any text to search for. ================================================
