Forms
Description
An Alpha Anywhere User Guide to the Desktop.
- Name
- 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.