saving a record in the middle of data entry

[Mike Schwartz]

> Mike,
> 
> filePro has the ability to change screens so that the user never has to
> exit out, change screens and then update.
> 
> I had one application which used 12 screens for entering data.  Using
> @wlfxx on the last field of the screen,
> 
> Screen n,f this moved the cursor into the  first field on the next
> screen.  To allow backing up, I added:
> 
>        ◄ If: @sk="LTAB" or @sk="UTAB" or @sk="CRUP" or @sk="CLFT"
>        Then:         SCREEN  n,fl (previous screen last field)
> 
> This allowed a user to move through all of the screens of data without
> having to worry where they were.
> 
> You could even use the home key to move to the top of the first screen,
> page up to the top of the previous screen and page down to get to the
> next screen.  Your choice.
> 
> Or you could use F8 to popup a menu list of screens and allow the user
> to select the one wanted.
> 
> 
> Richard Kreiss
> GCC Consulting
> rkreiss at gccconsulting.net
> 

     Hmmm...  I hadn't considered doing anything like that.

     That's what I like about this list.  There is always somebody with a clever idea that I hadn't thought about to solve a problem...

Thanks,

Mike Schwartz