MDI form

[payo_bss]

It's there any way to develop a MDI form ? i'm using 10.1C version

 

[GregTomkins]

I don't think so, unless there is something new that supports it in the .NET stuff. Pre .NET, the global-shared guy figured out a way to do it using the Win32 API, but it didn't work properly because of some impossible to circumvent issues that I forget the details of now.

 

[payo_bss]

i tried, using Win API, using SetParent function the problem is in the child's windows, the non-client area it's not painted propertly, but the child window is inside the parent, it's there any documentation for progress about the use of the win api?

 

[GregTomkins]

You could poke around here, but you're probably just asking for pain:

http://www.oehive.org/win32api

I went thru a phase where I was really frustrated at Progress's lack of MDI, but I got over it when MDI seemed to fall out of fashion (and also I kind of gave up on the Progress UI, period). Even in MS Office, they kinda have it but it works oddly and inconsistently between Word and Excel.

 

[mjpowellesq]

Sorry to inform you, MDI is not achievable in the ABL / Progress 4GL.
The language does not support the technique, though work arounds are possible to achieve the appearance / facility of.
Using GUI, nervously you can implement 3rd party active X, or even use Progress techniques of ADM2 and Smart Objects.
Good luck.

 

[GregTomkins]

Or, you could try removing your own appendix with a sharp stick. It would probably be more fun.

 

[tamhas]

There's always upgrading to a fully modern version of Progress where you can use the ABL GUI for .NET to do most of the things you can do in native .NET.