Making memo fields "Persist" by default.

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If I forget to set the "persist", and I do once in awhile, I end up blowing away some real important data when out of habit...as in a word processor program..I hit "enter" at the end of a line.  Is there a way to make the memo fields persist BY DEFAULT...or at least make them stay that way once persist has been selected once?

 

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I can't find where I've done this at the moment but I think it was:<br>action(editEnterMemoView)<br>or else:<br>action(editEnterPersistFieldView)<br>on the arrive method of the field.&nbsp;&nbsp;If this doesn't work let's know and I'll find the code.<br>

 

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OGriofa (Visitor) Aug 8, 2000 <br>I can't find where I've done this at the moment but I think it was:<br>action(editEnterMemoView)<br>or else:<br>action(editEnterPersistFieldView)<br>on the arrive method of the field.&nbsp;&nbsp;If this doesn't work let's know and I'll find the code. <br><br>Thanks!&nbsp;&nbsp;I'll give that a try..but are you talking about doing that task by CODE as opposed to selecting menu options?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I've never programmed in Paradox...I have a little experience in dbase...but never was successful at it.<br><br>I did indeed find the @ symbol in one of my memo fields..and removed it.&nbsp;&nbsp;That was what was causing my memo field to launch my email program.&nbsp;&nbsp;Thanks for that one too.<br>I have Paradox doing what I need it to do right now, except for blowing away an occasional memo field by hitting enter.&nbsp;&nbsp;It takes a certain mind set.&nbsp;&nbsp;For example...if the documentation tells you that you only see in a FORM what you have filtered via the main database...I never found it.&nbsp;&nbsp;I just figured it out for myself.&nbsp;&nbsp;Look up &quot;sort&quot; on the HELP option and you get another lesson in crappy documentation.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sorting is practically the MAIN thing you want to do with a database.&nbsp;&nbsp;It shouldn't be cryptic to the novice user...let alone the novice.&nbsp;&nbsp;I consider myself an advanced user when compared to people who know little of the historical stuff...like dos commands and mucking about in autoexec's and config's.&nbsp;&nbsp;Paradox certainly shouldn't be so hard for me to figure out..but it is.&nbsp;&nbsp;Did they get general flunkies (like me) to try to do stuff with their software...and report difficulties before marketing the software?&nbsp;&nbsp;I doubt it.&nbsp;&nbsp;It's about as intuitive as Chinese as far as I'm concerned.

 

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Umm! I've found Pdx one of the easiest (and most powerful) db / development packages available.<br><br>Make a backup copy of the form.&nbsp;&nbsp;Load the form in design mode.&nbsp;&nbsp;Select the Memo field and right-click.&nbsp;&nbsp;Depending on the version of Pdx (which you don't say) select &quot;Methods/Arrive&quot; or &quot;Object Explorer/(Methods Tab)/Arrive&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp;Before the endMethod statement add one or other of :<br>action(editEnterMemoView)<br>action(editEnterPersistFieldView)<br><br>Run the form using F8.&nbsp;&nbsp;If it does what you want then save it.&nbsp;&nbsp;I not go back to the copy.<br>

 

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OGriofa...<br><br>I'm using Paradox 9...the version that came with Corel Office 2000..prof. edition.&nbsp;&nbsp;I haven't even begun to explore the programming aspect of it, though I'd like to customize it that way.&nbsp;&nbsp;Do you have to have a runtime module to use a program written in Paradox 9?&nbsp;&nbsp;I have no doubt the program is robust...the problem is ME.&nbsp;&nbsp;I suppose a feature-rich program like Paradox 9 isn't designed for the novice-to-intermediate user.&nbsp;&nbsp;Can't please everyone, I guess.&nbsp;&nbsp;I didn't find dbase any easier in its hayday.