Exiting Browse Window 1

[Bebot]

Dear Experts,

Seems like the only way to exit a BROWSE window using the keyboard is to press [ESC]. So I decided to put in this code before the BROWSE is called so that user can simply press the [Enter] key to exit BROWSE.


ON KEY LABEL ENTER KEYBOARD '{ESC}'



It worked quite well until I compiled the program. The program halts with a non-descript error message (Cancel or Ignore). How to handle this in an EXE file?

I don't want to use the Grid object in this particular situation because it is a general purpose form called by different programs so the ALIAS is created on the fly and I have to pre-define the KEYPRESS method on each object in the grid. Appreciate any advice on this matter.

Thank you.

 

[Mike Lewis]

Bebot,

Instead of keyboarding an ESC, try keyboarding a Ctrl+W. It should close the browse in the same way as an ESC, but without the implications of interrupting the entire program.

Mike


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[GriffMG]

But watch out, your user may just press the escape key anyway, so you need to allow for that happening!

B-(

Regards

Griff
Keep [Smile]ing

 

[Mike Lewis]

your user may just press the escape key anyway, so you need to allow for that happening!

In which case, it's best to SET ESCAPE OFF

Mike


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Mike Lewis (Edinburgh, Scotland)

My Visual FoxPro site: www.ml-consult.co.uk

 

[Bebot]

Mike, you're great, it worked. How could it have [ESCAPED] me that the [ESC] key was interrupting the program. It might be a no-brainer for you but this tip just saved me from reworking this whole one-line code to go for the GRID instead. You deserve one.

 

[Mike Lewis]

Bebot,

I'm glad it worked. I guess it's just a habit with me always to avoid relying on ESC in a VFP app.

Mike


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Mike Lewis (Edinburgh, Scotland)

My Visual FoxPro site: www.ml-consult.co.uk

 

[Steve Bowman]

I will also just add for the 2cents

in a brows window if one where to change the value of a field and NOT change focus to another field/record the escape key will abandon the data and revert to the original data where the Ctrl-W is an actual save key combination.

another reason to avoid the escape key.

Steve Bowman
Independent Technology, Inc.
CA, USA