Okay, I know a lot of ya just don't use the update processor much as a data
entry interface, but I'm hoping someone knows the answer to my question.

What I'm trying to do is have a data entry field that is indexed on a remote
file that I'm using for a code lookup. I'm also wanting to have the
description from that remote file to be displayed during data entry (I've
got this part working), but I also want the description to change with every
keystroke whenever I cruise the remote index. Currently I must leave the
data entry field before the description text gets displayed.

The dictionaries I'm have are:
ticket
001 s
002 4
003
004 c;
005
006
007
008
009 l
010 10
011
012
013
014 cu]isw.release,request.file,;a0

tkt.text
001 s
002 4
003
004 d;4
005
006
007 tsw.release,request.file,;x;;30
008
009 l
010 60
011
012
013
014 x

Does anyone have any ideas on how to get what I want done?

I hope all is clear. If not I'll try and clarify my problem.

Regards,

Dale

try putting the translate correlative into the TICKET field

s
4

c;



tsw.release,request.file,;a1
l
10



isw.release,request.file,;a0

during data entry, enter partial code and hit ctl+U or ctl+Y to cruise up
and down the foreign list. The translate data will display, but the foreign
key will be placed into the record.

Tested just on in VME.


Mark Brown


"Dale Benedict" <dale_knowspam_benedict (AT) flightcraft (DOT) ca> wrote

"Dale Benedict" wrote:
Move to a real GUI?

Sorry, no clue.
T

Mark, thanks for the quick response!!!!

That's exactly what I need.

'cept maybe a typo in the correlative??? Or is that translation allowed in
the VME? I'm using Linux and use the regular tfile;x;;1

Hope all is doing well.

regards,

Dale




"Mark Brown" <mbrown (AT) drexelmgt (DOT) com> wrote

Tony,

Moving to GUI may be an option, but since 90+% of my work is in Pick BASIC,
I built a small update processor tool to help keep track of where my time is
going and track software request changes. (as long as I keep up on doing
the data entry into it). So a Pick solution works best for me. I don't
have to switch windows, etc, I can just stay in the CUI and keep the fingers
flying.

Don't know if you can create the same sort of mini system in a GUI screen
using Pick dictionaries, and three small programs with a total of 90 lines
of code?

regards,

Dale

"Tony Gravagno" <g6q3x9lu53001 (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com.invalid> wrote

I would think you could probably do it with the same files &
dictionaries (with some extensions, so we knew which fields should be
drop-down translates from another file) and zer0 lines of code with the
right tool :-)

As to the different windows, it doest take much to ALT-TAB

You can use full file pathing anywhere a file name is required on all D3
products, so you can translate to remote files with

Tacctname,filename,{datafilename if different};code;altreturnattr;returnattr

Doing well. Nothing a new hip wouldn't fix. Thanks for asking.

Mark

"Dale Benedict" <dale_knowspam_benedict (AT) flightcraft (DOT) ca> wrote