----- Original Message ----- From: "John Engwer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 2:02 PM Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Pre-setting form VARs
> That is a good point Javier. > > When you open a form in designer mode you must have all of the VARs defined > so that you do not get errors. I have been running a command file to set > VARs before clicking designer. Is there a cleaner way of setting VARs in > designer mode? I set the vars like Larry does and when I first open it in the designer, I Press the Run button on the toolbar to open an instance of the form and then close it back to the designer, which I think is what Larry said previously, but may have been misunderstood. > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Javier Valencia > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 12:52 PM > To: RBG7-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Pre-setting form VARs > > John: > I might be missing something...I do not understand why you would want the > EEP to run when you open the form designer, it should run (and it does) when > you run the form, even if you do it from within the designer. IMHO, nothing > should run when you open the designer as it could have unintended > consequences. > Javier, > > Javier Valencia, PE > President > Valencia Technology Group, L.L.C. > 14315 S. Twilight Ln, Suite #14 > Olathe, Kansas 66062-4578 > Office (913)829-0888 > Fax (913)649-2904 > Cell (913)915-3137 > ================================================ > Attention: > The information contained in this message and or attachments is intended > only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain > confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, > dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, > this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient > is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and > delete the material from all system and destroy all copies. > ====================================================== > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Engwer > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 11:47 AM > To: RBG7-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Pre-setting form VARs > > Thanks Lawrence, you are correct. I tried it using run and it works > properly. > I wish it worked the same way with designer. I thought I was doing > something wrong. > > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lawrence Lustig > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 11:33 AM > To: RBG7-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Pre-setting form VARs > > > I tried using an EEP in the "on before start" and I > > also tried using > > PROPERTY RBASE_FORM_ACTION purchase1_set '' (used > > action designer to define > > purchase1_set). > > I put them in the ON BEFORE START eep and they work > perfectly. > > One thing you have to be aware of -- R:Base does NOT > run that EEP when you open the form in the designer. > Therefore, if the variables do not exist in the > environment when you click Design Form, you must run > the form inside the designer, using the Run button on > the toolbar. > -- > Larry >
