Re: To all POWEROBJECTS Users

Uwe Harmening <jui_at_internet.de> wrote:

>Hallo,
>
>i am working with opov1 since a few weeks, but experience some minor
>problems. Maybe they are rtfm problems, but i could not solve them by
>reading the manual(s).
>
>1. Is it true that i have to design a menu for each form or is it
>possible to reuse menus for different forms? If the latter is true, how
>does it work?
>
>2. Is it true that the datasize property of a bound control is nice but
>worthless, because i cannot work with it? In my case i try to validate
>the length of the input, which is not possible with something like:
>"if len(self.value) > self.datasize then ...."
>It works when i make a new property which holds the same value as
>datasize does.

You should find the magic number is about 42, I had this problem as well. The OPO 1.0.6 patch fixes this problem.

>
>3. How can i easily use data from tables that are queried for reports in
>the header sections (group, page or report header) of a report? I feel
>this is only possible in group headers and only for the field grouped by.

You would be better off using SQLLOOKUP in the datasource of text field in this case. That is how I do it anyway, others may have different ideas...

>
>This is enough for now. Any suggestions are welcome.
>Thank you in advance
>Bye Jui

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