• Ad-Hoc Browse
• Browse Banding
• Browse Controls
• Browse Layouts Find by Key Scroll Found Record to Top
• Browse No Records in Query Message
• Browse Properties
• Browse Record at Start and at End Function
• Changing BrowseColumns and Rows
• Changing the BrowseAppearance
• Column Properties
• Configuring an Embedded Browse
• Creating and Formatting an Embedded Browse
• Customizing Browses
• Detecting When a Field in a Browse Has Changed
• Filtering a Browse with a Combo Box Selection
• Getting the Value of the Active Cell in a Browse
• How to Color Alternating Rows in an Browse
• How to Color Columns in a Browse
• Open Form or Browse Layout
• Opening a Filtered Browse on another Form
• Placing an Embedded Browse
• Placing Dynamic Content into Browse Columns
• Responding to a Browse Double-Click
• Scroll Current Row Method
• Select a Control Dialog Box
• Select Attachments Dialog Box
• Select Multiple Files Dialog Box
• Selectively Hiding Browse Columns
• Setting Filter and Order Criteria
• Setting User Restrictions
• Unique and Filtered Indexes
• Using a Browse
• Using Browse by Expression
• Using Calculated Values on Browses
• Using the Browse Editor
• Using the New Browse Genie
• Working with a Browse in Design Mode

 

Getting the Value of the Active Cell in a Browse

Description

This technique returns the value of the current cell of a browse when the user double clicks. This example displays the cell value in a message box.

1. Place the browse in design mode.

2. Select Browse > Events > OnRowDblClick.

3. Enter the following code. Substitute the name of your browse for "CustomerBrowse".

   temp1=CustomerBrowse.active()
   temp2=eval("CustomerBrowse:" + temp1 + ".text")
       ui_msg_box("","" + temp2)
   end

See Also

• Browse Properties