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    Why do trigger not respond in AMD2 for 'create buttons'

    I created a noddy window with the attributes that you require and all works fine. However the code RUN Update-Turntimes is ambiguous. You have not declared a handle, are you sure that the procedure in the propath?? ie IN THIS-PROCEDURE??
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    new learner

    Progress 4GL is an excellent language for beginners. Comparisons are with Visual BASIC as a development language. The advantages to the Progress ADE is the ability to encapsulate a database without the need to ODBC. Making it a perfect development language for beginners eliminating the 3rd...
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    question about Progress : SEARCH COMMAND

    Greetings, The SEARCH operation will NOT find directories that is why an unknown is returned. The search operation will search the propath for files ONLY. Choi
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    View-as editor problem

    More attributes Oops, Forgot to include the MAX-CHARS attribute. Again I do NOT know if it is available in V9, because that was soo long ago. Try something like ASSIGN EditorWidgetName:MAX-CHARS = IntegerVar .
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    View-as editor problem

    Attributes Greetings, I am NOT sure if these attributes were available for V9, I am using OpenEdge Try looking at setting these attributes: ASSIGN EditorName:SCROLLBAR-HORIZONTAL = FALSE EditorName:SCROLLBAR-VERTICAL = FALSE EditorName:INNER-LINES = 5 ...
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    SmartObjects question?

    Apples and Oranges Greetings,Which weighs more 5 apples or 5 oranges?You can NOT ask that question they are NOT the same, it is an improper fraction. Similar to comparing OCX with Smart Objects.OCX is a 3rd party control with it's own methods/attributes.Smart Objects use the ADM2 (V9+)...
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    creating smartbrowser

    Adm Different ADM here.Progress V8 used the origional ADM(1) which was abandonned. Progress learnt from the dry-run problems, & redeveloped for V9. Progress then introduced ADM2, which has continued through to OpenEdge.The local-methods were a good idea, though caused problems. The ADM...
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    FIND + methods call

    Re: FIND ???? ABL ??? Greetings,When using ABL why are you using FIND? The ABL approach would be to create and use a query. DEFINE queryName WHERE ... THEN simply openQuery queryNameThat is far more efficient AND ABL
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    check box in browser?

    As mentioned you can use an appropriate font e.g. webdings.Though you can combine this with skilled GUI design.On row entry you can bring a frame into view that has a togglebox situated displaying the togglebox in the appropriate place then hiding as appropriate.
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    Is there intelligent life after Progress...

    Greetings,4GL is soo old and outdated. The future is bright the future is OpenEdge ABL. 4GL are for spotty geeks, ABL is for real people with real business problems where OpenEdge is the market leader.
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    How to create window that is uneffected by parents dialog boxes

    As to the answer before, this involves a workaround.Instantiate, have seperate processes.A compiler WILL oonly do 1 objective at a time. Create seperate objects and pass focus to. An elephant is a huge animal, how would a person small by comparison eat 1?? Cut it into smaller bites. When all...
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    attribs??

    When using V8 & ADM(1) I used to use attribs a lot. Though now with OE10 & ADM2, I wish to know how it is done. I can not remember.RUN set-attribute-list (attribName,"value") for assigning custom attrib valuesRUN get-attibute (INPUT this,procedure,'attrib') for retrieving attrib values
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    Compile version

    Save the src as a flat file. Unless the src uses syntax / functions / methods that were not available in earlier versions the compile will be able to execute. E.G how can a V8 compiler appreciate the Publish / Subscribe mecanism?? This was not available back then. The mecanisms of the...
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    Can a function return Temp-table?

    A temp table is a data buffer that is local to that block. Data can be retrieved and passed / returned as appropraite. A method maybe to create a temp file to store data that can be accessed. This is how M$ & Windows works. Output to a text file, pass the handle to the file (name...) when you...
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    How to deploy Prodataset?

    A ProDataset is simply just a data src. A buffer of returned rows that match a query. To deploy a dataset define a query to interrogate the db, this will return row details which can be displayed in a browse or widgets.Eg. Define a dataset object, that will FOR EACH tableName WHERE criteria...
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    How Does Progress compare

    Re: Available for hire. joey.jeremiahAvailable for hire. In response I know where you would be ideally suited, try McDonald's
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    TempTabel Field on the screen

    Use the 4GL, simply do something like:DO WITH FRAME {&FRAME-NAME}: ASSIGN widgetName:SCREEN-VALUE = TempTableValue .END. /* frame */
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    Cache problem?

    You should have overide code to allow for this. Simple Progress code is required. Have a logical flag tp which you drop for each user data retrieval. DO NOT allow (a different) user to update the record if this flag has been dropped. Once appropriate changes have been made release the flag...
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    Null???

    1st time working with Progress! Im pulling data using DecisionStream by Cognos. I need NULL fields to have 'NONE'. When i'm trying to execute IFNULL (To_Char (cc_ctg), 'NONE'....... it's not working. Please explain what should i do or if there is a script that i dont know. I cant use update...
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    Substring method??

    I am using an activeX to retrieve a web email. I have accessed the message body text attribute which returns this string <DIV style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt;">MESSAGE BODY<BR>&nbsp;<BR><HR>Get a free @hakkinen.com email address ---&gt; http://www.hakkinen.com</DIV> The...
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