Forms

Description

An Alpha Anywhere User Guide to the Desktop.

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Description
Activate a Form/Browse Window

The Activate a Form/Browse Window action sets focus to an already open form or browse window.

Close Form/Browse

The Close Form/Browse action closes the currently active or specifically targeted form or browse window.

Creating Scripts attached to Forms and Form Objects

A tutorial on how to use the Action Script Editor or Xbasic Code Editor to create scripts and functions attached to forms and objects.

Find By Form - Action Scripting

The Find by Form action displays the Find By Form dialog box to help users locate specific records.

Open a Form as a Dialog Box

The Open a Form as a Dialog Box action opens a predefined form as a modal dialog box and allows scripting based on button interactions.

Open Default Form or Browse

The Open Default Form or Browse action opens the default window for a table or set and returns a pointer to manipulate its contents.

Query by Form - Action Scripting

The Query by Form action switches the current form into Query by Form mode for advanced record searching.

Query by Form Exit

The Query by Form Exit action exits Query by Form mode and returns the user to the standard Form View mode.

Query by Form Run

The Query by Form Run action executes the query criteria entered by the user while in Query by Form mode.