From: "Ian C. Sellers" <"ian"@mystical.net (temporarily out-of-order)>
Subject: Re: Forms
Date: 1997/08/08
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References: <01bca348$84c4e400$d3793ec2@naheed.abbas.ans.alcatel.co.uk>
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You should be able to use global variables, which you don't even need to
declare.  Just assign a value to :GLOBAL.variable_name, then you can
reference it from another form.  Remember to erase
(ERASE('GLOBAL.variable_name')) them when done though -they take up env.
space of 256k each I believe.

-Ian

naheed wrote:

> USING FORMS v 4.0
>
> I was wondering if there was any way to put a chosen item's value into
> the
> computers memory. And then put it back elsewhere in a form, using a
> trigger's script. ie. a command which is similar to copy and paste. I
> am
> trying to copy from one form to another.
>                                                                 SMILEY
>
> PS I can't think of a witty quip at the moment.