But, Doc, the goal was to not allow the user to save the data upon escaping w/out first verifying the data (presumably w/ an eep attached to a button).
Ben Petersen On 27 Sep 2002, at 15:26, A. Razzak Memon wrote: > > Re-post ... > > At 12:08 PM 9/27/2002 +0100, Ben Petersen wrote: > > >Dr R, > > > > > You can also take advantage of (LASTKEY(0)) function to achieve > > > the same goal. > > > >How would you do that? > > > > Very Simple! > > What version of R:BASE are you using? > > If you are using The Glorious R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5++) for Windows, > Build:1.851xRT03 or higher, such as Build:1.858xRT03, you can capture > the CORRECT value of (LASTKEY(0)) as following: > > A very simple example: > > 01. Create a sample command file as following: > > -- CheckLastKey.RMD > > CONNECT Concomp IDENTIFIED BY None > EDIT USING Employee > -- while the form is up, press '[Esc]' key to get out . > SET VARIABLE vLastkey = (LASTKEY(0)) > > 02. RUN CheckLastKey.RMD > > 03. At the might R> prompt: > > SHOW VAR > > The value of vLastKey will be returned as '[Esc]' > > 04. You can use that technique in a command file to capture > the value of (LASTKEY(0)) and then take it from there ... > > Enjoy, if you are using the Glorious R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5++)! > > Very Best Regards, > > Razzak. > > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In > the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
