How to Create a Confirmation Screen Using Screen Builder

ID: Q111669

2.50 2.50a 2.50b | 2.00 2.50 2.50a 2.50b | 2.50b

WINDOWS          | MS-DOS                | MACINTOSH
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• Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, and 2.5b
• Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.5a, and 2.5b
• Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, version 2.5b

SUMMARY

Many applications use confirmation screens that present the user with push buttons to answer a question.

The steps below describe how to use the Screen Builder to create a confirmation screen containing Yes and No push buttons.

MORE INFORMATION

Sample Confirmation Screen with Yes and No Push Buttons

 1. Type the following in the Command window to start the Screen
    Builder:

       CREATE SCREEN

 2. Place a text field on the screen. (In FoxPro for Windows or FoxPro
    for Macintosh, select the Text tool from the toolbox. In FoxPro for
    MS-DOS, choose Text from the Screen menu.)

 3. In the text field, type the question asked of the user. For this
    example, type the following:

       Save changes?

 4. Place a push button on the screen. (In FoxPro for Windows or FoxPro
    for Macintosh, select the Push Button tool from the toolbox. In
    FoxPro for MS-DOS, choose Push Button from the Screen menu.)

 5. Under Push Button Prompts, type "\!\<Yes" (without the quotation
    marks)in the first column.

    NOTE: The backslash and exclamation mark characters (\!) at the
    beginning of the push button prompt designate this push button as
    the default. The backslash and less-than characters (\<|) in front
    of the letter Y designate Y as the access key (also known as a hot
    key.)

 6. Move down to the second row under Push Button Prompts. Type
    "\?\<No" (without the quotation marks) in the second prompt area.

    NOTE: the backslash and question mark characters (\?) at the
    beginning of the push button prompt designate it as the escape or
    cancel push button. The backslash and less-than characters (\<|)
    in front of the letter N designate N as the access key.

 7. In the Variable text box, type "m.confbtn" (without the quotation
    marks).

 8. Under Clauses, choose Valid.

 9. Verify that the Procedure radio button is selected, then type the
    following in the text editing region:

       IF m.confbtn = 1
          * Place the code performed when "Yes" is chosen here.
       ELSE
          * Place the code performed when "No" is chosen here.
       ENDIF

       CLEAR READ

11. From the Program menu, choose Generate.

12. When prompted to save changes to the screen, choose Yes, then save

    the screen with the name TEST.

14. In FoxPro for Windows and FoxPro for Macintosh, choose the More

    button in the Generate Screen dialog box to view all Generate options.
    (FoxPro for MS-DOS automatically displays all Generate options.)

16. Choose the Generate button.

17. Run TEST.SPR to test the screen.

NOTE: If the screen appears briefly, then clears before a push button has been selected, add the following code to the screen's Setup snippet in order to initialize the push button variable:

   m.confbtn = 1

Keywords          : kbcode FxtoolSbuilder 
Version           : 2.50 2.50a 2.50b | 2.00 2.50 2.5
Platform          : MACINTOSH MS-DOS WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: May 22, 1998