Category: ON Change
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Incorporating xBasic into Form Design: 10
Hello Everyone As stated at the end of our last session we will look today at enhancing our File Utility Module in our PC Desktop Application created using version 10 of Alpha Software. Take a moment to watch this short video showing the new module in action, then follow along below to see how it…
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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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Writing xBasic Lesson 8 Controlling Code Flow with object Properties
Hello Everyone Today’s video looks at how you can user property values on objects to modify or change the actions of an on push event. Also we demonstrate the high level append operation and setting a field type to Record List Edit Combo Box. Watch the video then continue with this blog lesson for the…
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Writing xBasic Lesson 7 Error Trapping
Hello Everyone Today’s lesson will cover three topics; Error Trapping and how to handle errors Restricting data entry based on data values stored in a table. Conditional Object as a means of form layout control. The form we will be using for our demonstration today are the Take Message form and the Administrator form Let’s…
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Writing xBasic Lesson 6
Hello Everyone Today’s lesson will look at controlling the sate of objects on a form using various xBasic methods. Knowing in advance what you expect from the form objects helps you write efficient and compact code. Watch the short video above to see what we mean. First lets look at the changes we made to…
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Tutorial: Lesson Fourteen Contact Mgt App ZipCode Tbl Lookup Dialog
Hello everyone In the previous lesson I intended to include the zip code table look-up function but forgot to include it. This short lesson will address just that routine. If you are creating a look-up form a zip code database based on city, the return value will most likely include more than one result. For…
Custome Database Design with Alpha Software 