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Mark,

Thanks...this works. Appreciate the help!

Warren

Mark,

Would this be a function I create?

ie.
on opencard
call RefreshCard
end opencard

function RefreshCard
(enter code)
end RefreshCard

Thanks for your help!
Warren

What would be the best way to "refresh" a card? I have a card where I am updating dropdown fields from a SQL database. When a update is done, I want to rerun the "on opencard" function which contains the statements to load my dropdown fields. Should I just close and reopen the card or can I specify ...

SparkOut,

Thanks for helping me out again!!! Appreciate it!

Warren

I have a string that is separated by tabs. Is there any way to extract the data between tabs? I can't use the word command as there are spaces in my data. example: tHilitedText Contains... name <tab> address 1 <tab> address 2 When I try the following, it only selects data up until a space is reached...

Richard,

Thanks for the response. I just realized I had the don't wrap checked off on the field. When I removed this...everything worked. Stupid mistake!

Warren

Is there anyway to limit the length of each line of a scrolling field. I want the data to wrap after 50 characters (even if ENTER is not selected). How would I do this? I tried the code below and it is not working (this was a total guess of how I thought it would work...so don't laugh if I am way of...

Jan,

Thanks once again for you help!

Warren

I have a scrollable field which has values loaded from a database. How do I determine which line is of the scrollable field is selected when the user doubleclicks the mouse. I know if have to use the mouseDoubleUp. From here I am totally clueless how to retrieve what the user selects. Thanks for any...

Mark,

Thanks for the explanation. I think I was trying to use the panel incorrectly.

Warren

I have a panel with a 3 tabs on a card. I want to load the value of the fields from the 3 tabs into variables. How do I do this with panels. ie. put field "Contact 1" from "tab 1" of "Panel 1" into tVariable1 put field "Contact 2" from "tab 2" of "Panel 1" into tVariable2 I know the put commands abo...

Paul,

Looks like your right...figured it was something stupid on my part. Thanks for your help!

Warren

I am trying to create a table using the following code (see below). I am able to create the database without any problems. The program seems to fail on the revExecuteSQL command with the following error: stack "Untitled 2": execution error at line 11 (Function: error in function handler) near "revEx...

I am retrieving a list of files using...

put the detailed files into tAllFiles

When I view the files with 'answer tAllFiles', I notice hidden files,

Is there anyway to eliminate hidden files? I am working on a Windows XP.

Thanks!
Warren

gyroscope,

Thanks for the detailed explanation. This is very informative. you solved my problem!

Warren