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- From: sschmidt@HP.UWSUPER.EDU (Stanton Schmidt)
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- Subject: Re: current field name
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- Date: 12 Nov 92 15:22:40 GMT
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- From: <VHASS%CAT700.gm%HAC2ARPA.HAC.COM@TECMTYVM.MTY.ITE
- Wed, 11 Nov 1992 11:24:52 PST
- To: Multiple recipients of list DBASE-L <DBASE-L@TECMTYVM.BITNET>
- Subject: Recognize Current Field Name
-
- >I should be able to recognize the field name that the user is currently
- >editing so that I can read its contents and do a comparison. Any ideas
- >as to how may I be able to achieve it ?
-
- varread()
- returns the name of a field, memory variable, or array element that is in
- the process of being edited.
- I use it in a help program to provide context sensitive help screens.
- see ya
-
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- Stanton W. Schmidt
- University of Wisconsin-Superior
- sschmidt@uwsuper.edu
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