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Reminder message on form 6i [message #632127] Mon, 26 January 2015 00:36 Go to next message
Adeel Qadir
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hey!

as per my accounting software,

i want to add reminder option on purchase order form before 5 days from due date.
before 5 days on due date reminder message automatically appear????

can any one give any idea ??????
Re: Reminder message on form 6i [message #632128 is a reply to message #632127] Mon, 26 January 2015 00:49 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Littlefoot
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WHEN-NEW-FORM-INSTANCE trigger
if sysdate < "5 days from due date" then
   message(...);
end if;
Re: Reminder message on form 6i [message #632129 is a reply to message #632128] Mon, 26 January 2015 01:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Adeel Qadir
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due date in purchase order form and i want to show message on main form
how can i manage it???
and
how can i get 5 days from due date ????
Re: Reminder message on form 6i [message #632130 is a reply to message #632129] Mon, 26 January 2015 01:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Littlefoot
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Isn't the due date stored somewhere in a table? Is it hard-coded in the purchase order form? If that's so, you'll have to pass it somehow (via a parameter or a global value).

How to calculate 5 days from due date? Are you joking? You managed to write accounting software, but can't calculate 5 days from due date?
Re: Reminder message on form 6i [message #632131 is a reply to message #632130] Mon, 26 January 2015 01:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Adeel Qadir
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ok ok i understand
thanks for reply
Re: Reminder message on form 6i [message #632149 is a reply to message #632131] Mon, 26 January 2015 08:46 Go to previous message
CraigB
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That depends on how and when you want the reminder message to be sent. Any code you add to the form will only trigger the reminder message when the Form runs. What if the 5th day is on a weekend? Do you still need the reminder message sent? Do you only want the while the user is logged into your Forms application or would you prefer an email sent?

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