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OK - I Give! Where's the "Double Click" Action?

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    OK - I Give! Where's the "Double Click" Action?

    I'm admittedly a newb to A5 - not to programming, just A5. I'll also admit to having a tough time trying to understand the construct and protocol of A5 after you get past the straight-forward gens. I've been programming in various environments and OS's (mainframes, PC's and networks) for 30+ years and me and A5 are having a difficult time hitting it off. IMO A5 is one of the least intuitive development environments I've personally tried to use.

    I've purchased the Level 1 Manual (which isn't telling me a whole lot that I didn't already know) but I am really trying to get a handle of this package. I've been developing some "play-with-it" applications and have encountered a new problem.

    I SOMEWHERE found an action that I could Double-Click on a selected entry on a Browse Screen and the double-click would then allow me to then perform another function. I started over with the application and I've spent probably 2 - 3 hours trying to find the same double-click action and can't. Can someone point me in the right direction please?

    I realize it's probably right in front of my eyes and so obvious I'm just missing it but I've tried everything I can think of and everywhere I know how to look (at least at this point).

    I really WANT to like A5 and as soon as I can get over a couple humps I think I will but right now it's difficult.

    Thanks for any help ...

    #2
    Re: OK - I Give! Where's the "Double Click" Action?

    Larry,

    Put a browse object in a form layout. The browse object will have a onrowdblclk event.

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      #3
      Re: OK - I Give! Where's the "Double Click" Action?

      That did it Tom - thanks so much! I knew it had to be simple I just ran out of places to to look to find it.

      That's what I'm talking about when I say I'm having a hard time trying to understand A5 - seems like there's a bunch of little nooks and crannies where these little pearls of capability are hidden.

      Thanks again ...

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        #4
        Re: OK - I Give! Where's the "Double Click" Action?

        Larry,

        Since you're an experienced user of similar systems, you will probably get a lot more benefit out of Dr. Wayne's book (see Alpha online shop) than the Level 1 book.

        The forum contains more discussion on the book and/or other training materials...

        good luck
        Dave

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          #5
          Re: OK - I Give! Where's the "Double Click" Action?

          Thanks Dave - I've been trying to find additional educational / training materials and there doesn't seem to be that much out there. I'll give your suggestion a look-see .....

          Thanks so much for the input !!!

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            Re: OK - I Give! Where's the "Double Click" Action?

            Originally posted by eaglebqh View Post
            That did it Tom - thanks so much! I knew it had to be simple I just ran out of places to to look to find it.

            That's what I'm talking about when I say I'm having a hard time trying to understand A5 - seems like there's a bunch of little nooks and crannies where these little pearls of capability are hidden.

            Thanks again ...
            Hi Larry,

            Part of your problem could be: The easiest way to learn A5 is to perform a mental detachment from what you've learned in the past. Database normalization, etc. remains the same but if you try to solve a problem in A5 by thinking of how you did it in the past, you're in for a LONGER haul than necessary. I, along with many others, have been there, done that.

            Hope this helps.

            kenn
            TYVM :) kenn

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

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              Re: OK - I Give! Where's the "Double Click" Action?

              Kenn ...

              You're right. I keep trying to "bend" A5 to make it work like some previous development environments -- old habits are hard to break !!

              Thanks

              Larry

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                Re: OK - I Give! Where's the "Double Click" Action?

                Originally posted by eaglebqh View Post
                Kenn ...

                You're right. I keep trying to "bend" A5 to make it work like some previous development environments -- old habits are hard to break !!

                Thanks

                Larry
                The way I did it was, every time I reverted back to the former, I'd tell myself, "No, this is Alpha. I'm going to do it Alpha's way or bust." Then, I'd bury myself in finding the answer. It didn't take long and the other (Access) was a faded memory.

                I often posted a question. Just how many of those 5,431 entries are questions? I don't know either but suffice it to say, there were a bunch. When I finally felt comfortable enough to answer a question, "Oh what a feeling!"

                kenn
                TYVM :) kenn

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

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                  Re: OK - I Give! Where's the "Double Click" Action?

                  I didn't think I'd have to bug you guys that have a lot of experience with A5 because I thought I'd pick up on a lot of the sublteties, "non-standard" or custom thingies pretty quickly ... I think I underestimated A5's learning curve.

                  It's obviously a powerful and flexible development tool - I think it's just going to take longer to get reasonably competent with the product than I was expecting.

                  Thanks again for the input and thought process ...

                  Larry

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                    Re: OK - I Give! Where's the "Double Click" Action?

                    Originally posted by eaglebqh View Post
                    I didn't think I'd have to bug you guys that have a lot of experience with A5 because I thought I'd pick up on a lot of the sublteties, "non-standard" or custom thingies pretty quickly ... I think I underestimated A5's learning curve.

                    Larry
                    Larry,

                    Don't be bashful about asking questions. That's the purpose of this board. There have been quite a number of seasoned database users who have been in your shoes. You'll do just fine.

                    kenn
                    TYVM :) kenn

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

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                      Re: OK - I Give! Where's the "Double Click" Action?

                      Thnx for the encouragement and thoughts kenn ...

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