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    Can we Write a script with xbasic?

    If we have a script existing in our database, can we edit or over-write it using xbasic.

    2. Can we edit our form properties such as text and save the layout with the new settings using xbasic

    3. Can we edit our form actions and then save them in xbasic, I think I just answered my own question!!!!! this is what I think we can edit?
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    RE: Can we Write a script with xbasic?

    You can't write a script in anything but xbasic. If you have an action script consisting of various action objects, you can convert that to xbasic, through a menu command, and edit the resulting xbasic.

    Any time you can see an action as a set of xbasic commands, you can edit them.
    There can be only one.

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      #3
      RE: Can we Write a script with xbasic?

      Jack - are you talking about making "permanent" entries or changes in the data dictionaries?

      If so, I've looked and tried, but the dictionaries are encoded and I haven't figured that out.

      - Steve
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        RE: Can we Write a script with xbasic?

        Hi Steve, I figured a weird way to do this. I will write to a text file, then a script will read each line from that file and evaluate it. This is a fast and simple way to keep all attributes on a form in a file where they can be changed without using variables. Cool stuff. Jack

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          RE: Can we Write a script with xbasic?

          "2. Can we edit our form properties such as text and save the layout with the new settings using xbasic"

          Depending on what you want to do, yes.

          If you know the name one or more objects on your form (you can change the names to make them more easily remembered),
          you can use xbasic to change the color of the form, visibility (see/don't see) and other attributes of most (if not all) items on a form. You can change the contents of a text label. You can change the color of a data field's text and/or backround.

          These can be changed after clicking a button, when the form is activated, initiated, changes are saved, etc. You can make these changes occur based on the value of any given data for a record. For example, in an order system, if the date a piece of work (or incoming/outgoing order) is after today's date, you can change the data field from blak on white to white on red and "unhide" a text field that says something like "THIS WORK IS LATE".

          If the text object that says "this work is late" has an object name of LateText, the command would be
          LateText.show()
          You could also change the text displayed by saying
          LateText.text = "New Message"
          LateText.refresh()
          Of course, the text field would have to be set to
          LateText.hide() in the form's activate or fetch event script, or the field would have it's properties set to hide.

          Your script can set a button's ability to be activated on and off by using
          ButtonName.disable()
          and
          ButtonName.enable()

          If you can provide a more specific example perhaps someone can give you more specific methods to do these things.

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            RE: Can we Write a script with xbasic?

            Thanks Jim, I have seen your wonderful form on the code archive. My question is if I have a form and I want the user to have the ablity to change the font or color of the field etc How is this done permanently? I can easily manipulate the objects attributes with xbasic for the current viewing session, but all the changes revert back to the original settings once I close the form. Jack

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              RE: Can we Write a script with xbasic?

              Please define user.

              If you distribute your app and want the end user "administrator" to have the ability to change things (field colors)in the app you are looking at a lot of programming toaccomplish this, assuming no training and no full copy of Alpha.

              If you want the users at your location to be able to change things, again you are looking at a lot of programming, and whenever they refresh due to your updates, they'll have to change things all over again.

              If you want either group of users to be able to change the "look" of your app, there's a wonderful article at www.learn alpha.com, courtesy of Dan Blank, on changing background colors.

              Hope I'm not off base in these suggestions.
              There can be only one.

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                RE: Can we Write a script with xbasic?

                Hi Stan, I noticed in the right click menus you can add the proper thiings to do this. however, they are not active at anytime. They should be. I thnk I have figured a way to do this and keep all the data on the 'Users' computer sot that it is always available even after network optimizing. Jack

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                  RE: Can we Write a script with xbasic?

                  Hey Jack,

                  If you have the "stuff", pass it on.

                  My head is hurting from all the things I've learned today, but I'll make room for more.

                  Stan
                  There can be only one.

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