how to set focus on a dddw column in a dw

Roberto Lammoglia

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Jun 8, 2004, 5:31:31 AM6/8/04

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Hello,
I have a dropdowndatawindow named dw_sel_dep that contain a column named
cd_department (type dddw with allowing edit property set on).

When i try to use:

dw_sel_dep.setitem(1,"nr_bobina",os_appl.s_null_str) // to add an empty
row
dw_sel_dep.setfocus() // to set focus on

i have not the curson within the cd_department column

Why ?? What is missing ??

TIA
Roby

Williams

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Jun 8, 2004, 6:48:34 AM6/8/04

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Hi,

Have you tried to use setColumn rather than setFocus?

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Roberto Lammoglia

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Jun 8, 2004, 10:07:12 AM6/8/04

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Dear Williams,

as you said me, i tried to use
dw_sel_dep.setcolumn("nr_bobina")
dw_sel_dep.setfocus()

but with previuos wrong effect.

Thank you

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Jerry Siegel

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Jun 8, 2004, 10:51:41 AM6/8/04

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Set focus on the control first, then set column.
If you want to change the contents of the DDDW, you need to use GetChild to
get a reference to it.

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Roberto Lammoglia

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Jun 8, 2004, 11:25:13 AM6/8/04

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Dear Jerry,
now I use following notation:

dw_sel_nr_bob.setitem(1,"nr_bobina",os_appl.s_null_str) // to pupulate with
1 null row
dw_sel_nr_bob.setfocus()
dw_sel_nr_bob.setcolumn("nr_bobina")

but i have not focus on the dddw, something was wrong ??

Thank
Roberto

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Jerry Siegel

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Jun 8, 2004, 11:36:44 AM6/8/04

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Can you get the focus there by clicking on it?

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Roberto Lammoglia

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Jun 9, 2004, 5:58:21 AM6/9/04

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Yes, if i click i get the focus.

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Jerry Siegel

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Jun 9, 2004, 11:03:34 AM6/9/04

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I just read the earlier posts again. You need to setcolumn on the parent
column, not the DDDW.

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Roberto Lammoglia

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Jun 9, 2004, 11:31:33 AM6/9/04

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Jerry, i am sorry but i don't know how to use setcolumn on the parent
column. Can you help me ?

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Jerry Siegel

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Jun 9, 2004, 2:00:29 PM6/9/04

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>I have a dropdowndatawindow named dw_sel_dep that contain a column
>named cd_department (type dddw with allowing edit property set on).
>When i try to use: dw_sel_dep.setitem(1,"nr_bobina",os_appl.s_null_str)

> to add an empty row

I'm reading this to mean the DW object for the DDDW is nr_bobina. You need
to SetColumn ('cd_department')

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Roberto Lammoglia

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Jun 10, 2004, 2:57:57 AM6/10/04

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I am sorry, but my original description was wrong.
Situation is the following:

1) I have an dw object named dw_nr_sel_bobina that have only one field (type
dddw) named nr_bobina.
2) I need to blank this dddw and get the focus in field to allow user insert
some data.
3) When i use

dw_sel_nr_bob.setitem(1,"nr_bobina",os_appl.s_null_str) // where
os_appl.s_null_str = null
dw_sel_nr_bob.setfocus()
dw_sel_nr_bob.setcolumn("nr_bobina")

no focus i got, but when i click (with the mouse) on the dw dw_sel_nr_bob i
got focus.

It's very strange, Jerry.

Thank a lot.

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Jerry Siegel

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Jun 10, 2004, 11:00:58 AM6/10/04

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The first (only in this case) editable field should get focus when the DW
control gets focus, without needing a SetColumn.
How do you tell that it does not have focus? Are you setting Focus
Rectangle? Can you open the dropdown with Alt+Down Arrow?

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Roberto Lammoglia

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Jun 11, 2004, 3:28:19 AM6/11/04

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After the command dw_sel_nr_bob.setfocus() i have not the cursor (default
cursor) on the editable dddw field. I tried to push Alt+Down Arrow but never
occour. When i click with mouse on field i got cursor on and i can push
Alt+Down Arrow with succesfull beaviour.

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Jerry Siegel

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Jun 11, 2004, 10:54:14 AM6/11/04

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Maybe some posted code is stealing focus? Try yield() before setfocus.

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Roberto Lammoglia

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Jun 14, 2004, 4:40:47 AM6/14/04

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Ok Jerry, now all work fine. Thank you very much for your help !!!
Roberto

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