Type and Show

[Axeman]

Trying to show a hidden object as soon as I start typing in a field.

Can it be done?

[forskare]

Re: Type and Show

Trying to show a hidden object as soon as I start typing in a field.

Can it be done?

Have you looked at the Hide and Show Objects in Action Scripting? If you have a button to hide and a button to show, why do you want to mess with typing keystrokes? One click and "Shazam".

[Stan Mathews]

Re: Type and Show

as soon as I start typing

Harry,

If you want to make something happen, you have to find out if there is an event (in the current context) that fires. If there is you can create code to respond to that event.

Objects, namely type-in fields, have these events

onchange
onarrive
ondepart
canarrive
candepart
onflyover
onflyoverleave

None of those fills your stated requirements.

Forms have other events (complete/semicomplete event list here). The closest thing I can find to

as soon as I start typing

is trapping the onkey event, checking what field is active, and performing some activity if the object name of the active object is what you intend.

[Axeman]

Re: Type and Show

Thank you both for your time and reply's,

I have been using the onchange event in the field to show "button1" but I was looking for an easy way to show the button as soon as I started typing not after the field looses focus.

I'll stick to onchange for a while.

Help much appreciated

Harry

[Charles Hoens]

Re: Type and Show

Try onarrive event. That will do it.

Charlie

[Raymond Lyons]

Re: Type and Show

Try onarrive event. That will do it....

No, it won't. At least not if I understand what Axeman really wants.

Raymond Lyons

[Mike Wilson]

Re: Type and Show

only xdialog events I believe has what he is describing he wants.

[forskare]

Re: Type and Show

but I was looking for an easy way to show the button as soon as I started typing not after the field looses focus.
Harry

We're all giving advice about something we know little about. By that I mean, no one knows for sure what he means by: "as soon as I started typing"? Typing what, where, when? Until we know what he means, our advice could lead him down the wrong road.

[Al Buchholz]

Re: Type and Show

onkey - check what field you are in.

[Axeman]

Re: Type and Show

Typing what, where, when?

Hope the example explains a little more.

Harry

[Mike Wilson]

Re: Type and Show

Harry,
Why don't you just place a code on the form CanSave event, or directly on the Save button that checks for the value of the name field and if it is blank, don't save the record (end) or give a message. Seems more achievable.

[Axeman]

Re: Type and Show

Thanks Mike,
Playing around with the form when I can get to it. Will post back with an update soon.

Harry

[Tim Kiebert]

Re: Type and Show

Harry,
Mike's suggestion is a good one. especially if the form is going to be more complex with more fields to test.

I did modify your form a bit though and came up the functionality you wanted.
The code in various places to hide and show the buttons is commented out. Instead the dynamic property feature is used to conditionally show the buttons. The form accounts does this.

I am not a big fan of buttons appearing and disappearing. I find it distracting and would rather see the options from the start. So, in form accountxx all the buttons show but are conditionally enabled or disabled. The font color of the text and the flyover code has also been made conditional to indicate the status of the button.

If you have not discovered dynamic properties read about it here

Forgot to mention the properties.
In the accounts form: the 'visible' for the buttons
In the accountsxx form: the enabled and font color properties of the buttons. And the flyover event code for the buttons.

The main test used is the mode of the form.

[Axeman]

Re: Type and Show

:)
Just went to upload and update what I had done sugested by Mike and Tim has beat me to it with another suggestion. :)

Mike First:
Put some code here and there mike and came up with something different.

Only thig what got me was:

Edit a name, Select cancel from the "Save record" message and it would not cancel unless I added cancel and topparent cancel.

cancel()
'Cancel changes to record in current form.
topparent.cancel()

Getting there though

Thanks again for the help much appreciated.

TIM:
Thank you for your time and help.
I just downloaded the file and WOW! it looks good.
I'll have to get more into the dynamic side of things "and the "Type and Show" button GREAT!. I'll studdy the form more when I get back from work later.

I'm not been fussy Tim please dont get me wrong. By adding a new record then clicking tab or enter on a blank field commits the record. It gives me a hell of a lot more to play with now though.

I much appreciate the help.

Harry

[Axeman]

Re: Type and Show

Got it sorted,
Now with a browse and delete button and a couple of message boxes to help with the tab and enter buttons.

Just wondering how about the delete button I added.
How do I stop the flyover when button is commented out?

This is how I wanted my forms to work. Totally pleased with the result.

Thanks again all.

Harry