Qdesign question -- Multiple fields occupying the same locati
on.
Robert Mills
robert.mills@windsong-services.co.uk
Mon, 12 Jun 2000 12:32:43 +0100
Thanks Dave. Just what the doctor ordered.
-----Original Message-----
From: Knox, Dave (Dallas, TX) [mailto:knoxda01@unisourcelink.com]
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 6:39 PM
To: 'PowerHouse ListServer'; 'Robert Mills'
Subject: RE: Qdesign question -- Multiple fields occupying the same
locati on.
Robert
Try this...
Hide the redefines...display the original, note the output procedures at the
end.
field FIELD-1 ;etc...
hilite display off
;define the redefined fields somewhere obscure - they won't be seen
; set the selectbox at the same place for each...
field FIELD-2-R1 id same nolabel required if FIELD1 = "A" selectbox on
data;etc...
field FIELD-2-R2 id same nolabel required if FIELD1 = "B" selectbox on
data;etc...
field FIELD-2-R3 id same nolabel required if FIELD1 = "C" selectbox on
data;etc...
field FIELD-2-R4 id same nolabel required if FIELD1 = "D" selectbox on
data;etc...
hilite display default
field FIELD-2 display ; placed after redefs so will display result from
above.
;don't want to see the redef'd fields....so...
procedure output FIELD-2-R1
let fieldtext = ""
procedure output FIELD-2-R2
let fieldtext = ""
procedure output FIELD-2-R3
let fieldtext = ""
procedure output FIELD-2-R4
let fieldtext = ""
> ----------
> From: Robert Mills[SMTP:robert.mills@windsong-services.co.uk]
> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 11:48 AM
> To: 'PowerHouse ListServer'
> Subject: Qdesign question -- Multiple fields occupying the same
> location.
>
> Hi all,
>
> Thought that I would throw out a question as it was so quiet on the list
> today ;).
>
> I have two character*1 fields defined in the PHD with value and caption
> strings. The field-1 has 4 pairs of entries and the field-2 has 11 pairs
> of
> entries. On my screen I have used the SelectBox option on the Field
> statement so that the user can choose from a list of available options.
>
> The value selected on field-1 should control what is displayed in field-2.
>
> For example:
>
> field-1 has the values A, B, C, and D.
> field-2 has the values 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11.
>
> Selecting A should only display 1, 2, 3 and 11, B should only display 1,
> 4, 5, and 9, etc.
>
> My attempt to resolve this was to redefine field-2 in the PHD several
> times.
> Each of the redefining fields had its own value and caption strings. I
> then
> added the redefining fields to the program in place of the original
> field-2.
> An IF 'field-1' = "x"' option was added to each of the redefining fields
> to
> force the correct field to be prompted for. See example:
>
> Field field-1 Id At , 52 &
> Label "Type" At , 55 &
> Data At , 60 &
> SelectBox From , 60 &
> Required
>
> Title "Mode" At , 62
>
> Field field-2-r1 Id Same &
> NoLabel &
> Data At , 67 &
> SelectBox From , 20 &
> Required &
> If field-1 = "A"
> Field field-2-r2 Id Same &
> NoLabel &
> Data At , 68 &
> SelectBox From , 20 &
> Required &
> If field-1 = "B"
> Field field-2-r3 Id Same &
> NoLabel &
> Data At , 69 &
> SelectBox From , 20 &
> Required &
> If field-1 = "C"
> Field field-2-r4 Id Same &
> NoLabel &
> Data At , 70 &
> SelectBox From , 20 &
> Required &
> If field-1 = "D"
>
> It works ... BUT it looks amateurish. Not something that I would like to
> give the users. As you can see, the data for the redefined field-2's take
> up
> four spaces on the screen. This is because Qdesign objects if you overlap
> existing fields. What I would like is to be able to have the 'Mode' data
> one
> space after its label whichever field-2-rN was used.
>
> Any ideas??
>
> Regards,
>
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