Hi

I use to do a little programming in Foxpro 2. If I wanted to get an input from
a form I would use the Say and Get commands. I'm now trying to wrire a program
in Foxpro 8. I need a form to enter the date, in the date format. I need to
save it as a memory variable to be used later in a program, I don't want this
variable connected to any database, but use it to query a database and other
functions. I desined the form in form designer and have a text box named
txtDate. I set use the format by using this.value=date() in the Init code
section. I also added a command button with the code, "display memory" I run
the form, enter a date and then hit the command button, but the date is nowhere
to be found in memory.
Now I tried everything I could to try and save the entered date as a memory
variable but just can't get to do it, HELP!!!

Often 'form properties' are a good place to store data items like this. You can create a form property by selecting the form and choosing Form-New Property from the VFP main menu.

Then (let's say you created a form property named dDate) you could populate it with

THISFORM.dDate = THISFORM.txtDate.value

You can check it's value by putting

? THISFORM.dDate

in your command button.

Your problem was probably that your memory variable was out of scope in your command button click event handler. By using a form property, the data is accessible from anywhere in that form.

Mike Collins

JPGREENASSOC wrote:

JPG

Thanks Mike, I ran it and it came back with a syntax error.

JPGREENASSOC wrote:
JP,

More info needed. When did the error come up?

Can you copy and paste the exact code here?

Mike

LK

I found part of the problem. In your post you had,

THISFORM.dDate=3D THISFORM.txtDate.value

I removed the 3D and placed, "THISFORM.dDate=3D THISFORM.txtDate.value" in the
form ADD PROPERLY. I then placed, ? THISFORM.dDate command button. I add dDate
from the VFP New Property. Now I run the form, enter a date and hit the command
button, but rather than the date I get an .F. back.

LawyerKill wrote:
Put both statements

THISFORM.ddate = THISFORM.txtDate.Value
? THISFORM.ddate

in the command button click.

Mike

LK

Worked, thanks a lot mike.

LawyerKill wrote:
Not that you can't put the statements in other places, but the first step is to get *something* working. ;-)

ps LawerKill, are you JPG, or did you just have the same question?

Mike