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    #1

    Control Panel

    I know that tabs can be hidden from the user, but is it possible to stop the user from getting to certian tabs.

    Maybe use a password or something.

    Thanks for any help.

    Lloyd
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    RE: Control Panel

    Lloyd,

    Your question is interesting and I assume you want the user to have access to some of the tabs. If so, I don't have the answer. (Sorry) If you don't want the user to have access to the control panel, it can be hidden. Try searching the message board using the following individually or in combinations:

    Control Panel, Tabs, Hide Control Panel

    I believe most anything you want the user to do that is done from the control panel can be accomplished by a bit of Xbasic on a button, etc.

    You might find your answer.

    Good Luck,

    kenn
    TYVM :) kenn

    Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.

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      #3
      RE: Control Panel

      Kenn

      The user wants to be able to create reports. I don't want them to be able to get to the forms or operations tabs. I think someone ran one of the operations and corrupted the data.

      Thanks for your reply I guess I will have to try to find another way around this.

      Lloyd

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        #4
        RE: Control Panel

        Lloyd,

        One way around this is to right click on any of the tabs and deselect the Operations tab as well as any others you don't want the user to have access to. This will solve your problem UNLESS the user stumbles across the right click. If so, the barn doors will be wide open and if all the cattle get out of the barn........

        kenn
        TYVM :) kenn

        Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.

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          #5
          RE: Control Panel

          Lloyd,

          Oh Duh, just read your orig post. Sorry!

          kenn
          TYVM :) kenn

          Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.

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            #6
            RE: Control Panel

            Keep your users away from the control panel. To let them there is to court disaster.

            If you want them to print reports, create a form with a bunch of buttons each of which prints a report. The built-in genies will code the buttons for you.

            Bill
            Bill Hanigsberg

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              #7
              RE: Control Panel

              FWIW,
              I have a button on one of my forms that prints a report. The details of the report are checked to define the report filter when printed. This way I can search for and print any criteria from the table. The only drawback is the report layout is fixed; but, you could define various layouts and let the users pick the most appropriate one.

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                #8
                RE: Control Panel

                It is possible to access just the reports tab. I remembered that in A5V1 you could call the report editor card using the card_spawn command. I did this in one app to let the user create their own reports. Since some V1 syntaxt is still supported, I decided to give it a try and it does work. Here are the lines I used.

                filename = "co_test.dbf"
                card_spawn("report_editor","spawndb=~"+filename+"~")

                The card will open the first report defined for the table "co_test". I password protected that form. If the user doesn't enter the correct password, a blank form is opened that the user can use for a custom form or use to select and open an existing form. Using a variable for the table name allows the programmer to set up a script to allow the user to select what table they want to use.

                I haven't tried it, but I suspect you could also open other tabns using this V1 method.

                Jerry

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                  #9
                  RE: Control Panel

                  Thanks Jerry,

                  I'll give this a try

                  Lloyd

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