Closing a Browse

[brentjohnjohn]

When I open a form containing a browse, then select the record listed on the browse - the form opens containing the record. I would like for the browse to close. How do I accomplish this?

[Tom Cone Jr]

Re: Closing a Browse

Welcome to the message board, Brent.

Tell us more about the specific steps you're taking in the sequence you describe. Are you working with a default layout, or have you built a custom layout? Are you opening the "second" form from a button push? What actions or script is run by that button?

[brentjohnjohn]

Re: Closing a Browse

Tom,

Thank you for the welcome.

Unfortunately I am not a programmer, so therefore I am not that familiar with the terms you are asking. The attached may help in what my DB looks like. I have a Menu were I would press a button labeled �Company List� � the attached then opens with the Browse. I would then select which company I want to view, opening the record. I would like for the form �Company List� to close.

I hope this helps.

[MikeC]

Re: Closing a Browse

Brent,
When you say

I would then select which company I want to view, opening the record.

how are you doing this--from a button's OnPush event, a browse doubleclick event, ??

Regardless, I would think that you would simply close the form in the same script that opens the record.

[brentjohnjohn]

Re: Closing a Browse

Mike,

You are correct. I must have overlooked this as I was setting up the browse.

Thank you and Tom for your help.

[brentjohnjohn]

Re: Closing a Browse

Sorry for reaching out again - I am still not able to close the form which contains the browse.

1. The browse has a button contained within the cell. I am able to go to the form record when I press the button.

2. However, the browse form stays open. I have been working on this since late last night.

I realize my programming skills are not the best. But this is why I am using Alpha 5.

Any help...

[MikeC]

Re: Closing a Browse

Brent,
If you are using a button within a browse cell apparently you are already using xbasic.
Maybe have this on your button script-- topparent.close()

Out of context so who can really know. Maybe you have called the form as dialog, which, in that case, the script stops once the form shows and will not continue until the called form closes? Then if truly you do want a modal form and want to close the original form (that has the button you pressed), then you would have to test for the existence of the form and if present, close it. All of this can be done via Action Script.

[brentjohnjohn]

Re: Closing a Browse

Mike,

"On Exit" is the following:

DIM mode as c
mode = parentform.mode_get()
'If the form is in Enter or Change mode, first save the changes before closing the form
if mode = "ENTER" .or. mode = "CHANGE" then
parentform.commit()
'Check to see if the record was successfully saved
if parentform.mode_get()<>"VIEW" then
ui_msg_box("Unable to save your changes","Please correct and save, or discard your changes", UI_STOP_SYMBOL)
end
end if
end if
'Close the form
parentform.close(.f.)
'Close the current window.
'check that you are in a window
if is_object(topparent.this) then
topparent.close(.f.)
end if

Again, because of my programming skills, I am not sure what this means. However, I did purchase "Xbasic for Everyone" to help.

[MikeC]

Re: Closing a Browse

Brent,
Use the code you have posted in your button script that opens the next form. The OnExit event is a form event that occurs after a form is closed/closing (exited) so will not fire until that time.

[Mark Pearson]

Re: Closing a Browse

Another possibility here is to not have the button in the browse at all. You could have one on teh form that zooms to the selected record in the brows. This can be done in action script. You can include a step that closes the browse