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  • Ray in Capetown
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    Re: adhoc browse question

    Originally posted by johnkoh View Post
    Al,



    Do you have a sample? How do I build a browse?
    John, see post #10

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  • Al Buchholz
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    Re: adhoc browse question

    Originally posted by johnkoh View Post
    Al,
    Do you have a sample? How do I build a browse?
    That was a suggestion to Ray. We'll see what he finds.

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  • johnkoh
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    Re: adhoc browse question

    Al,

    Have you thought about how to pass a list of fields to use and build a browse rather than use the default browse with all of the fields on it.
    Do you have a sample? How do I build a browse?

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  • martinwcole
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    Re: adhoc browse question

    Thank's Ray
    I found a hidden solution in plain sight!!
    From the browse made by adhocview, if you click print, and select "browse", you get the familiar option to send an email as an excel or pdf
    and since i have pop 3 settings and use the alpha emailer, I cna send it to anyone I like

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  • Ray in Capetown
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    Re: adhoc browse question

    To do the export you mention, create a udf exactly as is below AND then call the browse, with a name for the button parameter.
    Run the browse, press the button. This code will show how you can receive parameters from the XML browse in response to a button push - in here code to create your XLS table and send it. In the example XML posted earlier, the message can be a filter string and will be activated in an "=" character exists.


    Code:
    FUNCTION RunFrmBrwButton AS C (Buttn AS C, fil AS C, msg AS C = "", recn AS C ="")
	ui_dlg_box("RunfrmButton","Butt - "+Buttn+";Table - "+fil+";Messg - "+msg+";Recn - "+recn)
END FUNCTION
    The function also gets the record number if required. That was a tricky bit for me to get.
    For different browses that may be used just branch to the relevant section of code for each.

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  • Ray in Capetown
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    Re: adhoc browse question

    Originally posted by martinwcole View Post
    I suspect this could all be done with xdialog - but would be a challenging project (beyond my capabilities)
    1. give the user the same options in a simulated adhocview Which in particular ?
    1. auto export the browse to a sepcified location as an excel
    3. bring up an email dialog with the excel as an attachment for them to send it to (with the sendto and sendfrom filled in from global variables)

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  • martinwcole
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    Re: adhoc browse question

    I suspect this could all be done with xdialog - but would be a challenging project (beyond my capabilities)
    1. give the user the same options in a simulated adhocview
    1. auto export the browse to a sepcified location as an excel
    3. bring up an email dialog with the excel as an attachment for them to send it to (with the sendto and sendfrom filled in from global variables)

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  • Ray in Capetown
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    Re: adhoc browse question

    Interesting idea Al
    I haven't had the need but its possible
    I'll post back here if I get a sample going.

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  • Al Buchholz
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    Re: adhoc browse question

    Ray

    Nice code.

    Have you thought about how to pass a list of fields to use and build a browse rather than use the default browse with all of the fields on it.

    Hmm... or set the width to zero for fields that aren't on a list....

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  • Ray in Capetown
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    Re: adhoc browse question

    Yes Robin , its easier to upload another, how could I have forgotten you are an XML dlg junkie.
    You can run this with only the first three params to get the idea.
    I think this one calculates optimum sizing, optional filter, action button, editable/not, and so on.
    Attached Files
    Last edited by Ray in Capetown; 11-25-2015, 02:14 PM.

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  • Al Buchholz
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    Re: adhoc browse question

    Originally posted by martinwcole View Post
    Well .... an "Adhoc Browse" was a method Alpha came up with for users in Runtime to create their own browse - fields, query, order, etc. But the toolbar has no emailto feature or way to save the browse for later use. That may be the reason it was never used much. The client wants the functionality of an Adhoc browse, but with features it does not have. And you have to start over from scratch each time.

    Naturally this could be handled easily if they said what tables and sets they want available, and what fields, and what fields to query on, but they don't want to pay for it. If I could just alter the toolbar/menu to let them email the browse as an Excel would be nice. Or, better yet, a way to add an option I could use to program it to auto save as an Excel and auto email to the menu/toolbar.
    Records - Export Selected Records - brings up a dialog of choices. works in dev or runtime when browse is in view mode.

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  • MoGrace
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    Re: adhoc browse question

    Hi Ray,
    Have you shared your generic UDF for generating a browse here somewhere? I know I'd like to see it!

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  • Ray in Capetown
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    Re: adhoc browse question

    While you are hatching your Eureka plan
    consider a button on a XML browse with "save as Excel" button after they have sorted and filtered - lets you off the hook.
    But probably restricted to a single table.

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  • martinwcole
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    Re: adhoc browse question

    Actually, I've got an idea - will get back to you later if it works

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  • martinwcole
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    Re: adhoc browse question

    Well .... an "Adhoc Browse" was a method Alpha came up with for users in Runtime to create their own browse - fields, query, order, etc. But the toolbar has no emailto feature or way to save the browse for later use. That may be the reason it was never used much. The client wants the functionality of an Adhoc browse, but with features it does not have. And you have to start over from scratch each time.

    Naturally this could be handled easily if they said what tables and sets they want available, and what fields, and what fields to query on, but they don't want to pay for it. If I could just alter the toolbar/menu to let them email the browse as an Excel would be nice. Or, better yet, a way to add an option I could use to program it to auto save as an Excel and auto email to the menu/toolbar.

    Leave a comment:

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