PWCT 1.9 Art Documentation ( http://doublesvsoop.sourceforge.net )

2006-2019, Mahmoud Fayed ( msfclipper@users.sourceforge.net )

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Table of contents

1 - Introduction

2 - Implementation steps

3 - Final Steps Tree

4 - Application during the runtime

1 - Introduction

In this lesson we are going to learn how to use the (Browse Window - Child Class) template.

2 - Implementation Steps

Create new file using the (Browse Window – Child Class) template

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File name (CustomersBrowse.SSF)

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Set class name = CustomersBrowseClass

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Set window name = CustomersBrowseWindow

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Set table name = Customers

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Set column property to CustName

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Set columns property to {"CustName”,”CustPhone”}

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Set the property columntitles to {“Name”,”Phone”}

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Set the propery ColumnWidths to {200,100}

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Open method (ShowDataWindow)

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Save and run (CTRL+R) to generate the source code file CustomersBrowse.PRG

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Open file Main.SSF

Use the component (Set procedure to) to include the source file CustomersBrowse.PRG

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Use the component (New Object) to create object CustomersBrowseObject of class CustomersBrowseClass

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3 - Final Steps Tree

Set Class Name & Window Name

                PWCT-Code Generator: Replace String (MyClassName) with (CustomersBrowseClass)

                PWCT-Code Generator: Replace String (MyWindowName) with (&(self:cWindowName))

Class

                Define Class MyClassName From SystemDatabase

                                Declare Class Data

                                                Data cWindowName Init Value "CustomersBrowseWindow"

                                                ********************************* Record Data Here **********************************

                                                                Data tablename Init Value "Customers"

                                                                Data column Init Value "CustName"

                                                                Data PrimaryKey Init Value "id"

                                                                Data columns Init Value {"CustName","CustPhone"}

                                                                Data columnstitles Init Value {"Name","Phone"}

                                                                Data columnswidths Init Value {200,100}

                                Declare Class Methods

                                                Method showwindow

                                                Method closewindow

                                                Method OpenDataWindow

                                                Method showdatawindow

                                                Method print

                                                Method BeforeSearch

                                                Method SearchAdd

                                                Method settimer

                                                Method GetSearchValue

                                End of Class

                                ******************************** Methods To Customize *******************************

                                                Define Method showwindow Class MyClassName

                                                                Start Here

                                                                                Define New Window ( MyWindowName ) , Title : "Search/Browse Window"

                                                                                                Window Events

                                                                                                                Event: ON INIT : Action self:Search()

                                                                                                Window Properties

                                                                                                Window Controls

                                                                                                                Define New Image ( image1 ) , Image : "Image\back.jpg"

                                                                                                                                Events

                                                                                                                                Properties

                                                                                                                Define Label ( lbl1 ) , Caption : "Name"

                                                                                                                                Label Events

                                                                                                                                Label Properties

                                                                                                                Define TextBox ( textName )

                                                                                                                                TextBox EVENTS

                                                                                                                                TextBox Properties

                                                                                                                Define New Button ( btn1 ) , Caption : "Search"

                                                                                                                                Button Events

                                                                                                                                                Event: ON CLICK : Action self:search()

                                                                                                                                Button Properties

                                                                                                                Define New Button ( btnclose ) , Caption : "Close"

                                                                                                                                Button Events

                                                                                                                                                Event: ON CLICK : Action self:closewindow()

                                                                                                                                Button Properties

                                                                                                                Define New Grid ( Grid1 ) , HEADERS : self:columnstitles

                                                                                                                                Events

                                                                                                                                                Event: ON DBLCLICK : Action self:OpenDataWindow

                                                                                                                                Properties

                                                                                                End Of Window

                                                                                                MyWindowName.Center ( )

                                                                                                Activate window

                                                                End of Method (Return 0)

                                                Define Method ShowDataWindow(nValue) Class MyClassName

                                                                Start Here

                                                                                CustomersDataObject.LFindRecord = true

                                                                                CustomersDataObject.CFindExpr = self:primarykey+"= '"+self:resultprimarykeys[nvalue]+"' "

                                                                                myout = CustomersDataObject.ShowWindow()

                                                                End of Method (Return 0)

                                                Define Method Print Class MyClassName

                                                                Start Here

                                                                                Local cName,myout

                                                                                cName = MyWindowName.textName.Value

                                                                                cName = All Trim cName

                                                                                IF ( .not. empty(cName) )

                                                                                                Start Here

                                                                                                END OF IF STATEMENT

                                                                End of Method (Return 0)

                                Class Methods

                                                Define Method closewindow Class MyClassName

                                                                Start Here

                                                                                MyWindowName.Release ( )

                                                                End of Method (Return 0)

                                                Define Method OpenDataWindow Class MyClassName

                                                                Start Here

                                                                                Local nvalue,myout

                                                                                nvalue = MyWindowName.grid1.Value

                                                                                IF ( nvalue > 0 )

                                                                                                Start Here

                                                                                                                myout = self.ShowDataWindow(nvalue)

                                                                                                END OF IF STATEMENT

                                                                End of Method (Return 0)

                                                Define Method BeforeSearch Class MyClassName

                                                                Start Here

                                                                                MyWindowName.grid1.DeleteAllItems ( )

                                                                                MyWindowName.grid1.Value := 0

                                                                End of Method (Return 0)

                                                Define Method SearchAdd(temp_array) Class MyClassName

                                                                Start Here

                                                                                MyWindowName.grid1.AddItem ( temp_array )

                                                                End of Method (Return 0)

                                                Define Method SetTimer(p1) Class MyClassName

                                                                Start Here

                                                                                MyWindowName.Timer1.Enabled := p1

                                                                End of Method (Return 0)

                                                Define Method GetSearchValue Class MyClassName

                                                                Start Here

                                                                                cName = MyWindowName.textName.Value

                                                                End of Method (Return cName)

4 - Application during the runtime

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