UI_MODELESS_DLG_BOX() Special naming convention

[Fred Zag]

I would like an Xdialog box to close automatically when its "parent" form closes, or looses focus.

Alpha Documentation states:

To cause a modeless Xdialog to behave in this manner, you simply follow a special naming convention for the title parameter in the UI_MODELESS_DLG_BOX() command.

Set the title to:

:formname@:title

where formname is the name of the form that is running, and title is the text that you want to appear at the dialog title.

So I tried the following:

FUNCTION TestFunction AS C ( )
DIM wjcparent as C
DIM wjcformname as C

wjcparent=topparent.Name()
wjcformname="FORMNAME"

ui_modeless_dlg_box(:wjcparent@:wjcformname,<<%dlg%
Testname: [Testname];
<OK>
%dlg%)

END FUNCTION

Which results in : Variable "@:wjcformname" not found.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions,

Fred

[Al Buchholz]

Re: UI_MODELESS_DLG_BOX() Special naming convention

For clarification, you are pointing at this page in the help file?

http://support.alphasoftware.com/alp...omatically.htm

[Fred Zag]

Re: UI_MODELESS_DLG_BOX() Special naming convention

That is correct.

[Al Buchholz]

Re: UI_MODELESS_DLG_BOX() Special naming convention

Fred

I'd suggest that you make the first line of code in the function

debug(1)

Then you can step through the code and see the values that are in each variable. When you see something in the debug screen that you want to know the value of, right click it and choose watch..

Or you can type the names of the variables that you want to watch in the lines at the bottom of the debug screen and see the values in the variables.

Also the notice line in the help file talks about using topparent.name() to get the value of the formname - not to add "formname" to it.


(Since you're from Wisconsin, you probably realize that I'm trying to teach you how to 'fish', rather than giving you the 'fish')

[Fred Zag]

Re: UI_MODELESS_DLG_BOX() Special naming convention

Nibble, nibble.

[Fred Zag]

Re: UI_MODELESS_DLG_BOX() Special naming convention

Well Al, I'm hooked - reel me in.

I originally had ui_msg_box displays in the code so I could track the values in the variables, but, following your sage advice I went the debug route.

But I'm obviously brain dead today (why pick on today?) because your "bait" just isn't registering:

"Also the notice line in the help file talks about using topparent.name() to get the value of the formname - not to add "formname" to it."

How about adding a worm or two?

[Fred Zag]

Re: UI_MODELESS_DLG_BOX() Special naming convention

Thanks fo your offline help, Al. Per your suggestion, I tried building the individual parameters in a string and then using that variable in the function:

FUNCTION TestFunction AS C ( )

DIM wjcstring as C
 
wjcstring = ":" + topparent.Name()+ "@:" + "Dialog Box Name"

ui_modeless_dlg_box(wjcstring,<<%dlg% 
Testname: [Testname];
<OK>
%dlg%)

END FUNCTION

Works great. Thanks again, Al. Sure is great to get that kind of super quality help.