PFMBTO

[Josh Reader]

Hi Bob,

I just did the following in test and it worked to close the "test" message box in 5 seconds automatically.

If:  
Then:  PUTENV "PFMBTO","5"
If:
Then:  msgbox "test"

Does anyone know if a similar environment variable exists to do the same thing with browse lookups?  For instance the table in filePro that has our customer orders in it has programming using a browse lookup to press I to view inspections associated with the order.  Sometimes that is left open by an end user who walks away from their desk and causes a lock on the record so it can't be updated.

Thanks,
Josh


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From: Filepro-list <filepro-list-bounces+josh.reader=mercuryelectronics.com at lists.celestial.com> On Behalf Of Robert Haussmann via Filepro-list
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2018 3:01 PM
To: 'Filepro List' <filepro-list at celestial.com>
Subject: PFMBTO

Does anyone use the PFMBTO environmental variable?  It's my understanding that if I set this to say 5, any MSGBOX message should clear itself in 5 seconds.  When running in a batch situation, this would keep the processing from halting (waiting for user import), correct?  I can't seem to make this work, and am wondering if my expectations are not correct.

If I run the following batch file, it should complete without any user intervention, correct? (no need for the user to press ENTER):

SET PFMBTO=5
\fp\rreport test -fp test -a

(test.prc has a single line:  MSGBOX "Test record"<@rn)

What could I be doing wrong?  Also, is there any equivalent timeout variable that would work for ERRORBOX as well as /instead of MSGBOX?

Thanks,
Bob


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