Sure Wish I had a V8 User's Guide

[lauriedbailey]

Is there any where I can get a V8 User's Guide. I have worn my V1 User's Guide doggie-eared.... When I wanted to write a script I just refered to the List of Function in the back of the book. I feel like I am fumbling around in the dark with V8. Here's a simple script that changes a couple of fields in a couple different databases when you push the button. It doesn't work in V8. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Laurie
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if custserv->woloc = "Refurb' Complete" then
ui_beep()
ui_msg_box("WARNING","Unit Already Rolled",64)
end
else
change_begin(db_current(3))
custserv->woloc = "Down for Parts"
custserv->shrolldate = date()
custserv->stat_time = time()
reportin->loccode = 10
REPORTIN->LOCDATE = DATE()
change_end(db_current(3), .T.)
card_resynch()
end if

[G Gabriel]

Re: Sure Wish I had a V8 User's Guide

Do you not like the Online Help File?

[Ed Barley]

Re: Sure Wish I had a V8 User's Guide

Gabe gave you the online one.



Go to the control panel
help
download patches

Scroll down the page, and if you like you can download the appropriate size help file you want.

Ed

[G Gabriel]

Re: Sure Wish I had a V8 User's Guide

if custserv->woloc = "Refurb' Complete" then [COLOR="Red"]The single quotation will comment-out 
anything after it in that line rendering the expression invalid[/COLOR]
ui_beep()
ui_msg_box("WARNING","Unit Already Rolled",64)
end
else
change_begin(db_current(3)) [COLOR="Red"]is db_current(3) a variable? Before using change_begin() 
you need to create a pointer to the table. Change_begin() does no take any parameters.[/COLOR]
custserv->woloc = "Down for Parts" [COLOR="Red"]this and all the following lines
will not work. Where are you running this script from?[/COLOR]
custserv->shrolldate = date()
custserv->stat_time = time()
reportin->loccode = 10
REPORTIN->LOCDATE = DATE()
change_end(db_current(3), .T.)
card_resynch()[COLOR="Red"] is this one of those old card stack functions?[/COLOR]
end if

[popellis]

Re: Sure Wish I had a V8 User's Guide

Laurie

Here you can download the help filefor Alpha 5 v8 in PDF
http://www.alphasoftware.com/documentation/
I have then Taken the PDF file to a Place like Staples, Officemax, or one of your copy centers and had them print the pages I wanted, double sided and then have them bind them into a book with a plastic front and back cover. It may cost you $50.00 depending on how many pages. But this will give you a paper version of the user guide. The User guide alone is about 1114 pages.
Hope this helps

[G Gabriel]

Re: Sure Wish I had a V8 User's Guide

Mark:
I am not really sure if I want to have a hard copy of the help file for several reasons:

a-The help file is a constantly (or should be) changing document as more functions are added and some are deleted. The hard copy might serve you well for a while then you have to go back and find what has changed and the only way to do that is to go online and compare. If you are going to go to the online version, what's the point of having the hardcopy? It's more like having the Yellow Pages, except with the Yellow Pages you get a free one every now and then.

b-alpha, I believe since a year ago or so was trying to hire someone to redo the help file. Don't know where they stand on that, but going back to my previous point, you should expect constant changes.

c-Even the online help file is lacking. I come across functions and few other things that are not documented but yet available to use.

[popellis]

Re: Sure Wish I had a V8 User's Guide

G Gabriel

I thought Laurie was looking for a copy of the "users guide" which is part of the "help file" i just was under the understanding that Laurie's version of the "users guiode from Version 1 was pretty well worn and out of Date with all the changes in version 8. Since no one makes a printed copy of the users guide. I was expressing a way to make a printed copy of the "users guide" for verrsion 8, there is also a version 9 available through the Help file PDF. The last printed copy that I know of that is still available from "OnDemandManuals"
http://www2.ondemandmanuals.com/4dcg...keyword=&user=
and this was or is for Version 5. It ios priced at $28.00 I really don't know what it would cost to print. I just know I had the PDF file of Xbasic for everyone printed and bound and it cost me about $50.00 from Kinko's.