Category: Declaring Variables on a Form
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Incorporating xBasic into Form Design: 13
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in batch_Begin, Changing Object Property Values, Custom Super Controls, Declaring Variables on a Form, Desktop Application, External_Record_Content_Get, Fetch, fetch_Next, Form Design, Form Load Method, How To, List Objects, Object Explorer, ON Change, On Event, On Fetch, OnDepart, Progressive Lookups, Radio Object, SuperControls, Table Open Method, Tables and Sets, Using goto label, XBasic Tips and Tricks, xDialogHello everyone Today we will look at additional features I have added to our Desktop app. In our last session we added the Report viewer for the data tables included in our Desktop app and today we are adding an external file viewer and an enhanced run dialog. Lets start with the External File Viewer.…
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Incorporating xBasic into Form & HTML Document Design: 12
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in bin_to_rtf, Changing Object Property Values, character conversion, Conditional Object, Contact Management Application, Converting Data Types, Declaring Variables on a Form, Desktop Application, External_Record_Content_Get, Fetch, fetch_Next, file.to_string, Form Design, Form Load Method, How To, HTML memo field, List Object, List Objects, Memo Fields, ON Change, On Event, On Fetch, On Init, On Push, rtf_to_html, SuperControls, Table Open Method, tablecount, Tables and Sets, Using If Else if, XBasic Tips and TricksHello everyone Today we will be looking at further enhancements to our Desktop App by building a custom Report Viewer. Looks interesting right. Well to see it in action watch this short video then follow along to see how it is done. I hope you enjoyed the video. Lets get started. As I mentioned in…
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Incorporating xBasic into Form Design: 11
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in .queryrun, Changing Object Property Values, Conditional Object, Declaring Variables on a Form, Fetch, Form Design, How To, List Objects, Object Method, ON Change, On Event, On Init, On Push, Progressive Lookups, Radio Object, Table Open Method, Tables and Sets, Using Query’s, XBasic Tips and TricksHello everyone Today we will look at using xBasic to control multiple browses on a single form designed on a set with one to many links to five separate tables. This example comes from our Managers Workbook in our Restaurant Back Office software application and is written in version 8 of Alpha Software. Purpose of…
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Incorporating xBasic in Form Design: 06
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in batch_Begin, Changing Object Property Values, Conditional Object, Contact Management Application, Declaring Variables on a Form, Desktop Application, External_Record_Content_Get, Fetch, fetch_Next, Form Design, Hot Spots, How To, On Event, On Init, On Push, On Timer, On Timer Event, Progressive Lookups, Table Open Method, tablecount, Using If Else if, XBasic Tips and TricksHello Everyone In this session we will look at an application I originally designed in Alpha Software v5. (Author’s Note: For those who have pointed out the displayed button styles were not available in version 5, the app was written is version 5 and continually updated through version 8 of Alpha Software taking advantage…
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Incorporating xBasic into Design 05
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in .queryrun, Append, Changing Object Property Values, Custom Super Controls, Declaring Variables on a Form, Desktop Application, Fetch, fetch_Next, Form Design, How To, List Objects, ON Change, On Event, On Push, Operations, Posting, Table Open Method, tablecount, Tables and Sets, Using Query’s, XBasic Tips and TricksHello everyone Designing forms in Alpha Software is very easy using the Drag and Drop tools and simple set design wizard. Forms designed this way are bound to the underlying table which is OK based on the use of the form. For example, data entry forms should be bound to the table so as to…
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Incorporating xBasic into Design 03
Hello everyone. Today we will continue our lesson of Incorporation xBasic in Design and will look at another simple application I wrote. A Recipe Catalog. Our focus today is controlling data entry using xBasic. Often when a form is created it is for a single purpose; presenting a menu, data entry, query views or record…
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Incorporating xBasic in the Design Process
Hello everyone. Before we start this next chapter ‘Incorporating xBasic in Design’ I want to give a follow up on our Chess Program. In the last post I introduced a new table for analyzing our moves. I also discussed how the table would advance through the options i.e. protect, attack and strategize. Well I want…
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Having fun with Graphics Lesson 4: Desktop Widget
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in Autoexec Script, Changing Object Property Values, Custom Super Controls, Declaring Variables on a Form, Desktop Application, Form Design, Form Load Method, Having Fun With Graphics, How To, Object Explorer, Object Method, On Event, On Init, On Push, On Timer Event, Owner Draw, Using Eval function, Using If Else if, Writing Array’s, XBasic Tips and Tricks, xDialogHello everyone At the end of lesson three, I said we would work on a CAD Design style application but it is taking some time to put together so in the mean time, I thought I would post this fun and useful lesson. To start, watch this short video to see the widget work and…
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Having Fun w/ Graphics using xBasic Lesson 1
Hello everyone We are changing the pace here and will be showcasing routines not widely discussed in Alpha Software; mainly graphics and automation. To start with, we will do three simple animations; draw a line on a form, move a text box across the form and bounce a ball. Each of these animations are written…
Custome Database Design with Alpha Software 