Re: Dynamically Hiding/Showing Text
From: <emma_at_netone.com.tr>
Date: 14 Mar 2000 08:45:51 GMT
Message-ID: <8aku7v$3u3$1_at_news.netmar.com>
In a previous article, "Neville Sweet" <sweet.neville.nj_at_bhp.com.au.no_junk_email> writes:
>Hi Frans,
>
>One technique is to create a text item, not navigable, updateable, etc. and
>then set it to your field title in form initialisation and after cancel.
>Make it look like your boilerplate text and use set_item_property to show
>and hide the text.
>
>Alternatively, define some boilerplate text and put it on a stacked canvas,
>then use show_view/hide_view.
>
>Frans Hovenkamp wrote in message <8aaq2g$52t$1_at_porthos.nl.uu.net>...
>>
>>Robert M. Kopf heeft geschreven in bericht <8a8trk$vjn$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Use the method SET_ITEM_PROPERTY
>>>> ('blockname.itemname',VISIBLE,PROPERTY_OFF);
>>>>
>>>
>>>I am more interested in how to hide/show text that is placed on the
>>>screen near an item, such as the title of the field.
>>>
>>Robert,
>>>As far as I know only possible if you put your text in a picture object,
>>not boilerplate text. Then you can hide of show this object.
>>
>>hth
>>Frans Hovenkamp
>
>
Hi ,
Date: 14 Mar 2000 08:45:51 GMT
Message-ID: <8aku7v$3u3$1_at_news.netmar.com>
In a previous article, "Neville Sweet" <sweet.neville.nj_at_bhp.com.au.no_junk_email> writes:
>Hi Frans,
>
>One technique is to create a text item, not navigable, updateable, etc. and
>then set it to your field title in form initialisation and after cancel.
>Make it look like your boilerplate text and use set_item_property to show
>and hide the text.
>
>Alternatively, define some boilerplate text and put it on a stacked canvas,
>then use show_view/hide_view.
>
>Frans Hovenkamp wrote in message <8aaq2g$52t$1_at_porthos.nl.uu.net>...
>>
>>Robert M. Kopf heeft geschreven in bericht <8a8trk$vjn$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Use the method SET_ITEM_PROPERTY
>>>> ('blockname.itemname',VISIBLE,PROPERTY_OFF);
>>>>
>>>
>>>I am more interested in how to hide/show text that is placed on the
>>>screen near an item, such as the title of the field.
>>>
>>Robert,
>>>As far as I know only possible if you put your text in a picture object,
>>not boilerplate text. Then you can hide of show this object.
>>
>>hth
>>Frans Hovenkamp
>
>
Hi ,
You can create an item and write the PROMPT for that item. Then in runtime
you can use
SET_ITEM_PROPERTY('block_name.item_name',PROMPT_DISPLAY_STYLE,HIDDEN) ;
to hide and
SET_ITEM_PROPERTY('block_name.item_name',PROMPT_DISPLAY_STYLE,FIRST_RECORD)
;
to show.
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