On the listbox subject, the update 76 that was just released allows for row by row replacement in the listbox, so this gives you the ability to use SRPL to change data on a row by row basis for larger text data which exceeds the capabilities of a note datatype. I have a demo set to go (hopefully it will be OK to put it up on my website today) that loads a 2mb textfile into a listbox and at the conference I demonstrated a listbox with over 70,000 rows of data. This capability removes most of the barriers for manipulating textual data.
Also, within the context of a Form, you can think of the listbox as an array and you have the ability to ADD to it, CHANGE a value, DELETE from it, and if you want, write it to a file in one command Save_To_File. A big Thank You is due to Razaak for humoring me in my relentless request for these features. Thank You Razaak!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gunnar Ekblad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 8:52 AM Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: RBase 7.5 & 8 Karen and Others As for the writes I do the writes to a diskfile. The diskfile I use with the Property <Componentid> LOAD_FROM_FILE to a user defined variable listbox. that's is how I converted/or plan to convert some quick and dirtys selects and writes in my DOS apps to 7.1 Se also posting from MikeB on this subject I works great for its purpose and is as simple as selects and writes in DOS. Gunnar Ekblad Kontema IT AB H�stholmsv�gen 32 S-131 30 NACKA 070 545 50 38 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: den 22 juni 2004 02:13 To: RBG7-L Mailing List Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: RBase 7.5 & 8 Buddy: Now that I think of it, I do have some Writes to the screen in my Windows app, even though it looks ugly. Alot of times it was just the easiest way to do things! So I'll bet you're right -- I assume 7.1 would just ignore them. Would I have to bring up each form and report and "convert" them to 7.1 even though I don't really want to do anything else with them other than have them just run as they are? So that's tip #1: replace all writes before you run a 6.5++ app in 7.1. Any other tips? Karen Karen I believe you can run 6.5 apps provided they are not using any command specific to R:Base DOS. One example I can think of is using the Write to screen. This won't stop the program, but it prints char down the left side of the screen. I'm sure there are others. Unless you plan on redoing all of your forms and reports you must convert them to 6.5++ first. Depending on the form and report you may be better off re-doing them. Buddy
