Putting a dclerk user directly on indexB

[John Esak]

I don't usually suggest something without putting up the code for it.. .but,
in this case.  What you are looking for is a filePro menu  from processing
that you create yourself. Change it @menu based on what they choose from
within IUA.  I'm not sure, but I think Ken White put up a processing built
menu to replace the IUA menu. I think Nancy may have also posted something
like this.  Using such, you could initaly start with the index.B selection
and then change it to more selections as they make their choices inside the
records somewhere.

John


-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 2:08 PM
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Subject: Re: Putting a dclerk user directly on indexB


On Wed, Oct 11, 2006 at 12:36:58PM -0500, Mike Schwartz wrote:
>     filePro 5.0.14 on SCO Open Server 5.0.6
>
>     A user has requested that I take them straight into the index B (part
> number) prompt when they go into their inventory file.  The XiB option on
> dclerk *almost* does what they want.  Unfortunately, after they find the
> first record by part number, they usually need to return to the Choose
> Record Operation menu, rather than be locked into the B index.
>
>     Is there any PF system variable that will do this?
>
>      Right now, I have to make separate inquire operations on several of
my
> menus so that the users can go into the same file by using different
> indexes.  In addition, I always have to make a choice of "Choose Record
> Operation".

what about something like:
declare local did_once(1,yesno,g
@menu:  if:  did_once ne "Y"
     :then: did_once="Y"; pushkey "4b"
     :  if:
     :then: end

> I think I'm going to make a wish-list item similar to the "Press F7 for
> last index entry" that says, "Press F8 to return to the Choose
> Operation Menu".
>
>    Before I submit this to the wish list, would this break too many menus
> for the rest of the people on this list?  I know there must be menus where
> some of you don't want the users to get out of a certain index for
security
> reasons.

i would think it would break a lot, yes, but if implemented only via
some new flag that sets it only for that operation - e.g. -xibx (for
index B, exit to I/U/A menu afterward), i can't see the harm.

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-Joe Chasan-                      Magnatech Business Systems, Inc.
joe at magnatechonline.com           Hicksville, NY - USA
http://www.MagnatechOnline.com    Tel.(516) 931-4444/Fax.(516) 931-1264
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