Database of Messages

[Rod Caddy]

On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 19:13:33 -0400, Bob Stockler wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 09, 2004 at 03:54:29PM -0500, Rod Caddy wrote:
> | Windows 98/XP/2000/2003/whatever is next.  Filepro 5.0
> |
> | I am trying to come up with a way to create a database of
> messages to use
> | in msgbox and errbox and then call that database when certain
> events
> | happen.  Example would be:  We have a login procedure for all
> users of our
> | towing product.  The user information is kept in a datbase and
> each is
> | given a designation of user, supervisor, or super user.  We can
> easily
> | determine who they are and their designation.  Without creating
> extra
> | filepro processes or having a user have multiple sessions of
> filepro
> | running for one login, I want to be able to capture which menu
> selection
> | they select and then determine if they have access to that area
> of the
> | program.  This can be helpful because I have literally put new
> passwords
> | on back office menus 5 times in one day.  If I can create this
> where it is
> | somewhat generic then it becomes more functional across other
> products I
> | am working on.  Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
> I don't completely and thoroughly understand the question, but . . .
> 1 - If you're using filePro User Menus you could have them call
> batch files that possibly did what you're after before they
> executed the filePro process you wanted.
> 2 - You could replace filePro User Menus with processing table
> menus that did what you wanted before executing the process
> you wanted.
> Bob

After re-reading my post several days later I see that I must have been on serious drugs when I wrote this.  I really mixed two thoughts in one question, Let me try again.

I have a need to access certain parts of a system for super users but do not want regular users to access those menus at all.  I already have a database of users and have them supply a login and password when they access the system.  In that process I create a file that is then run to create two environment variables that I need (username and userlevel).  I can then call these from any processing and determine whether they should have access or not.  What I want to do, Is give them the message at the menu level not once they have selected something from that menu.  I hope that one is better.

My second mixed question, from the day of heavy drug use ;~), is the creation of a database of messages.  I can use msgbox and create multi-line messages but it would be nice to create a database of messages that I could call as needed for those mundane over and over messages that you need in processing.  As I see it, I think it needs to have the ability to have multiple lines.  If I am missing something obvious, which I am suer that I am, please point it out so that I can go crawl under my rock again.  Thanks for the suggestions.



Rod Caddy
Pro-Set Systems	
rcaddy at pro-set.com
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