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NOWAIT
Continues program execution after Change editing window has been
opened.
PARTITION <expN1>
Splits Change editing window. <expN1> specifies column where window
splitter is located.
PREFERENCE <expC1>
Saves Change editing window's attributes and options for later use.
Unlike the LAST option which restores the CHANGE window as it appeared
in the previous session, the PREFERENCE option saves a CHANGE window's
attributes indefinitely in the FOXUSER resource file. Preferences can
be retrieved at any time.
Issuing the CHANGE command with a specified PREFERENCE name <expC1> for
the first time creates that PREFERENCE. Issuing the CHANGE command
later with the same PREFERENCE name restores the CHANGE editing window
to that PREFERENCE state. When the CHANGE window is closed the
preference is updated.
If you exit a CHANGE window by pressing Ctrl+Q, any window
configuration changes are not saved to the resource file.
REST
Used with CHANGE FOR to prevent a CHANGE window from repositioning the
record pointer at top of database file.
SAVE
Keeps Change editing window and any open memo windows on screen after
Change editing window has been exited.
TIMEOUT <expN2>
Specifies how long Change editing window waits for input. <expN2>
specifies how many seconds can elapse without any input before Change
editing window is automatically closed.
TITLE <expC2>
Specifies the title <expC2> that appears in top border of Change
editing window.
VALID <expL3> [ERROR <expC3>]
Evaluated when a record is chosen. Typically, <expL3> is a UDF.
Including the VALID clause lets you perform row (record) level
validation in a Change window. The VALID clause is executed only if a
change is made to the record and you move to another record. If the
VALID clause returns a logical true value (.T.), you can move to another
record. If the VALID clause returns false, the cursor remains in the
current field in the current record. The VALID clause is NOT executed
for memo fields.
You can force the VALID clause to be executed before you move to the
next record by including :F or /F after the VALID keyword. In this case
the VALID clause is executed even if the record is not changed.
WHEN <expL4>
Allows or prohibits selection of a record. Often, <expL4> is a UDF.
If the WHEN clause returns a logical true value (.T.), you can make
changes to the record you move to. If the WHEN clause returns false,
the record you move to is made read-only. The WHEN clause is NOT
executed for memo fields.
WIDTH <expN3>
Limits number of characters displayed for all fields.
WINDOW <window name1>
| IN [WINDOW] <window name2>
Open Change editing window in another window. You can open a CHANGE
editing window within another window using this option. The window the
CHANGE editing window is to be placed in must first be defined with the
DEFINE WINDOW command. The WINDOW option ACTIVATEs the window and
places the CHANGE window in it.
The CHANGE window will fill the entire window and take on the
characteristics of the window it is placed in. For example, if the
window was defined with the FLOAT and GROW options of the DEFINE WINDOW
command, the CHANGE window can be moved and resized.
If the IN WINDOW <window name2> option is used, the CHANGE window is
opened independently within a parent window. It does not assume the
characteristics of the parent window it is placed in. A CHANGE window
activated inside a parent window can not be moved outside the parent
window, nor can it be sized larger than the parent window. If the
parent window is moved, the CHANGE window moves with it.
The parent window the CHANGE window is placed in must first be defined
with the DEFINE WINDOW command.
You can also specifically place a CHANGE window on the screen by
including an IN WINDOW SCREEN or IN SCREEN clause. These clauses let
you explicitly place a CHANGE window on the screen instead of inside a
window. CHANGE windows are placed on the screen by default.
COLOR SCHEME <expN4>
| COLOR <color pair list>
Overrides current color scheme by specifying a different pre-defined
color scheme, or by specifying a list of color pairs. By default the
CHANGE window assumes the COLORs specified in COLOR SCHEME 10 (Browse).
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See Also: BROWSE, EDIT, SET FORMAT
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See Also:
BROWSE
EDIT
SET FORMAT
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