defined dummy field not viewable in browse

[John Esak]

Well, yes, that was one of the implementation ideas.  In other words it
would be a processing mode triggered by displaying a record in that window.
It would most likely have to be on the AUTOMATIC table somewhere, and it
would have to be strictly limited so as not to affect the value of any real
field.

I've thought about it from time to time since way back when... And really it
only has some merit as a reporting tool of some sort. You could see the
value of several fields added together , or a balanced due when there is
really no balance due field, things like that..... But even these things
became less and less useful balanced against the drawbacks having them might
present.

I think it would still be great to have an updateable browse line... Where
you could press you wile your cursor was in a field and edit the value right
along the line. (following all the INPUT processing and TRIGGER processing
that would apply.  But, again, you're in for a whole lot of fish when things
you hadn't planned on start happening  just because you do something from
the browse mode and not the INPUT mode (from the full screen).   We all know
that the programming of things is all important.  Perhaps, a BROWSE mode
could be really useful and then again to constantly have to worry about ...
Now what do I do if they leave this field and they are on a browse row
instead of the full screen.....  Everything has pros and cons. 

John

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.com 
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.co
m] On Behalf Of Larry S. Weaver Jr.
> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 9:04 AM
> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: Re: defined dummy field not viewable in browse
> 
> Was it ever on the wish list to have @browse processing?  
> Something that 
> worked like the @keys in browse where we could set up special 
> keys to do 
> something from the browse window other than just U for update?
> 
> Is this another large kettle o' fish?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Larry, Jr.
> 
> 
> 
> John Esak wrote:
> > It is simply NOT possible to view dummy fields on the 
> *clerk browse screen.
> > The browse simply picks up the data in real fields on every 
> record.  No
> > processing is done at all.  Ever since browse first came 
> around, it was a
> > wishlist item to have a new type of processing called 
> browse processing, but
> > there has never been any meeting of the minds regarding 
> this topic  It opens
> > up not only kettles, but oceans of fish.
> >
> > You can, of course, design a processing browse that shows 
> the same records
> > with any dummies you can think of properly shown. I know 
> that's not exactly
> > what you want to hear, but it's the only answer.
> >
> > John Esak
> >
> >
> >   
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.com 
> >> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.co
> >>     
> > m] On Behalf Of Dennis Malen
> >   
> >> Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 10:57 PM
> >> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> >> Subject: defined dummy field not viewable in browse
> >>
> >> When viewing a file and a dummy field is defined in automatic 
> >> processing and 
> >> looks up for a value in another file, I can view the value on 
> >> the screen 
> >> such as screen "0" or "1" etc, but is not viewable when I 
> >> press <B> for 
> >> browse.
> >>
> >> Am I doing something wrong or is their a fix or is it just 
> >> not possible?
> >>
> >> Dennis Malen
> >> 516.479.5912 
> >>
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