PFMBTO

[Robert Haussmann]

Appreciate the attempt, but this  doesn't appear to work under 5.8.00.15R9 under Windows.

Bob

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> bounces+haussma=nextdimension.net at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf Of
> Josh Reader via Filepro-list
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 12:19 PM
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> Subject: PFMBTO
> 
> 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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> 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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