How to Create a Message Box for Fields in a Browse WindowID: Q108614 2.50 2.50a 2.50b 3.00| 2.00 2.50 2.50a 2.50b WINDOWS | MS-DOS The information in this article applies to:
When you are using the BROWSE command, you can use a message box to explain what information is to be put in a field. The program below, which uses the CUSTOMER.DBF file in the TUTORIAL subdirectory, tells the user what information to put into a field in a Browse window. USE customer BROWSE FIELDS cno :w=xxx(), company :w=xxx(), contact :w=xxx() PROCEDURE xxx DO CASE CASE VARREAD()='Cno' WAIT WINDOW NOWAIT 'Enter Company Number' CASE VARREAD()='Company' WAIT WINDOW NOWAIT 'Enter Company Name' CASE VARREAD()='Contact' WAIT WINDOW NOWAIT 'Enter Company Contact' ENDCASE The ":w" is a when clause for each field. When the user moves to a field, the procedure xxx is called and the correct wait window is shown on the screen. Additional reference words: VFoxWin 3.00 FoxDos FoxWin 2.00 2.50 2.50a 2.50b KBCategory: KBSubcategory: FxprgBrowse Keywords : kbcode FxprgBrowse Version : 2.50 2.50a 2.50b 3.00| 2.00 2.50 Platform : MS-DOS WINDOWS |
Last Reviewed: May 22, 1998 |