Re: FORMS 5.0 console's status line
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 16:39:20 GMT
Message-ID: <7lasrl$kln$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>
Bear in mind that messages may or may not appear at the moment you wish, because Forms does not normally update the screen while processing a trigger. Also, if another message is posted, and you are using NO_ACKNOWLEDGE, then yyou may not see all the messages.
I have listed some of the help file below for reference.
My experience was that even with SYNCHRONIZE command, I simply could not trust Forms 5.0 to post the messages when I expected it to. Therefore, we developed an alternative messagebox (using ALERTS) and functions to simulate more or less (mostly less [humor]) the MESSAGEBOX function found in other languages. This worked fairly well for us.
Good Luck,
Robert Proffitt
MESSAGE
Description....
Syntax....
Parameters
....NO_ACKNOWLEDGE Specifies that, when two consecutive messages are
issued, the operator is not expected to respond to the first message
displayed before Form Builder displays a second message. Using
NO_ACKNOWLEDGE creates a risk that the operator may not see the first
message, because the second message immediately overwrites it without
prompting the operator for acknowledgement.
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