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    #1

    Help with edit memo button

    I'm attempting to create a button that opens the memo editor to allow changes to an existing memo field.

    The code I've come up with sort of works but not quite...

    Code:
    Dim P as P

vMode = parentform.mode_get()

IF vMode = "CHANGE" .or. vMode = "ENTER"
	parentform.commit()
END IF

tbl = table.current() 
p.text=Memo->Notes

vChoice = a5_memo_editor(p,"Notes Editor") 

IF vChoice = "save"
	tbl.change_begin()
	IF alltrim(tbl.Notes) = ""
		tbl.Notes = date() +" (" +word(api_getusername(),1) +")"+ crlf() + p.text
	ELSE
		tbl.Notes = date() +" (" +word(api_getusername(),1) +")"+ crlf() + p.text
	END IF
	tbl.change_end(.t.)
	Notes.refresh()
END IF
    I would like the memo editor to open with the cursor at the end of any existing text and the new text to be entered as follows:

    Date (User first name):
    Added text here

    Any help appreciated!
    Tags: None
    #2
    Re: Help with edit memo button

    Try this for the editing/adding.

    Code:
    Dim P as P

vMode = parentform.mode_get()

IF vMode = "CHANGE" .or. vMode = "ENTER"
	parentform.commit()
END IF

tbl = table.current() 
p.text=tbl.Notes
p.text = p.text + crlf()+ date() +" (" +word(api_getusername(),1) +")"+ crlf()

ins_pt = len(alltrim(p.text))
vChoice = a5_memo_editor(p,"Notes Editor",.f.,ins_pt) 

IF vChoice = "save"
	tbl.change_begin()
	tbl.Notes = p.text
	tbl.change_end(.t.)
	Notes.refresh()
END IF
    Last edited by Stan Mathews; 08-25-2009, 11:41 AM. Reason: Fixed the position cursor issue.
    There can be only one.

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      #3
      Re: Help with edit memo button

      I slightly modified your suggestion and it works fine if there is no text in the memo fiekld. However, if there is existing text it does not enter the date and username at the end of the existing text - it does insert the new text correctly though.

      My new code:

      Code:
      Dim P as P

vMode = parentform.mode_get()

IF vMode = "CHANGE" .or. vMode = "ENTER"
	parentform.commit()
END IF

tbl = table.current() 
p.text=tbl.Notes

p.text = p.text


ins_pt = len(alltrim(p.text))
vChoice = a5_memo_editor(p,"Notes Editor",.f.,ins_pt) 

IF vChoice = "save"
	tbl.change_begin()
	tbl.Notes = date() + ": " +" (" +word(api_getusername(),1) +")" + crlf() + p.text
	tbl.change_end(.t.)
	Notes.refresh()
END IF

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        #4
        Re: Help with edit memo button

        Also, is it possible to add a carriage return after the insertion point so the cursor starts on a new line?

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          #5
          Re: Help with edit memo button

          You want jam with that?

          Code:
          p.text = p.text + crlf()+ date() +" (" +word(api_getusername(),1) +")"+ crlf([B][COLOR="Red"]2[/COLOR][/B])
          There can be only one.

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            #6
            Re: Help with edit memo button

            Appreciate the help Stan but still not getting the correct results.

            The entries are showing up as follows:

            08/25/2009: (Mark)

            08/25/2009: (Mark)

            test
            test2

            and it should be:

            08/25/2009: (Mark)
            test

            08/25/2009: (Mark)
            test2

            Thanks!

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              #7
              Re: Help with edit memo button

              Doesn't do that here with v8. Maybe someone else can pitch in who has v9.
              There can be only one.

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                #8
                Re: Help with edit memo button

                Stan,
                I just tried it on a machine with v8 and it works like I explained above (same as v9).

                It works correctly if there is no previous text in the notes field.

                ex:

                08/25/09 (Mark)
                Test

                However, if you append Test 2 to the above it displays as:

                08/25/09 (Mark)
                08/25/09 (Mark)
                Test
                Test2

                Make sense?

                Thanks!

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                  #9
                  Re: Help with edit memo button

                  Mark,

                  I just tried it in ver9. I had to tweak it a bit so that the tag is placed AFTER the entered text. Our note field is "Case_Notes".
                  Our function, "workerbyacess()" returns the current user name based on our internal security system.

                  Code:
                  Dim P as P
workerbyaccess()
vMode = parentform.mode_get()

IF vMode = "CHANGE" .or. vMode = "ENTER"
	parentform.commit()
END IF

tbl = table.current() 
p.text=tbl.Case_Notes

p.text = p.text


ins_pt = len(alltrim(p.text))
vChoice = a5_memo_editor(p,"Notes Editor",.f.,ins_pt) 

IF vChoice = "save"
	tbl.change_begin()
	    tbl.Case_Notes = p.text + crlf()+"*** "+ date() + ": " +" (" +wname +")" +crlf()
	tbl.change_end(.t.)
END IF
                  Results of the memo as edited
                  Her bill is not that high so I told her that needed to arrange payments with PSE because we can not help her anymore. OD

                  Test2
                  Test3
                  *** 08/25/2009: (T. Henkel)
                  test 4
                  *** 08/25/2009: (T. Henkel)
                  Tom

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                    #10
                    Re: Help with edit memo button

                    Removed few lines that serve no purpose.
                    Code:
                    Dim P as P
workerbyaccess()
vMode = parentform.mode_get()
IF vMode = "CHANGE" .or. vMode = "ENTER"
	parentform.commit()
END IF
tbl = table.current() 
p.text=tbl.Case_Notes
vChoice = a5_memo_editor(p,"Notes Editor") 
IF vChoice = "save"
	tbl.change_begin()
	    tbl.Case_Notes = p.text + crlf()+"*** "+ date() + ": " +" (" +wname +")" +crlf()
	tbl.change_end(.t.)
END IF

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                      #11
                      Re: Help with edit memo button

                      but doesn't the insert point put you at the end of whatever text is already there??

                      Comment

                        #12
                        Re: Help with edit memo button

                        I appreciate all the help!

                        For reference, here is what I ended up with and it works great.

                        Code:
                        Dim P as P

vMode = parentform.mode_get()

IF vMode = "CHANGE" .or. vMode = "ENTER"
	parentform.commit()
END IF

tbl = table.current() 
p.text=tbl.Notes

'p.text = p.text


ins_pt = len(alltrim(p.text))
vChoice = a5_memo_editor(p,"Notes Editor",.f.,ins_pt) 

IF vChoice = "save"
	tbl.change_begin()
	    tbl.Notes = p.text + crlf()+"*** Above note entered on "+ date() + " by " +word(api_getusername(),1) +" ***"
	tbl.change_end(.t.)
	Notes.refresh()
END IF
                        this gives the following results:

                        This is a test
                        *** Above note entered on 08/25/2009 by Mark ***
                        This is another test
                        *** Above note entered on 08/25/2009 by Mark ***
                        Now for the question of the day...

                        With the memo field being read only on the parent form, will this prevent the bloated .fpt file problem that occurs when a user navigates off of a record when the memo field is in change mode?
                        Last edited by Mark Williams; 08-25-2009, 05:16 PM.

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                          #13
                          Re: Help with edit memo button

                          Originally posted by Tom Henkel View Post
                          but doesn't the insert point put you at the end of whatever text is already there??
                          You are simply concatenating the existing text with the new.
                          When you say:
                          existing_text=existing_text+New_text
                          The new text will be inserted at the end of the existing one.

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                            #14
                            Re: Help with edit memo button

                            Originally posted by G Gabriel View Post
                            You are simply concatenating the existing text with the new.
                            When you say:
                            existing_text=existing_text+New_text
                            The new text will be inserted at the end of the existing one.
                            The insertion point doesn't have any effect on where the new text is added.

                            It simply puts the cursor at the end of any existing text when the memo editor is opened. Otherwise the memo editor is opened with the cursor in the home position and you have to scroll to the end of any existing text before typing.

                            Thanks again for the help...

                            Comment

                              #15
                              Re: Help with edit memo button

                              That is the whole point. You don't want your users to have to scroll to get to where they need to be.

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