Data entry - Forms

Hi...
I'm using 5.5 and would like to know the simplest way to
automatically advance to the next field once the data is entered in
the currect field. I assume it cannot be done in all cases (or can
it?) in which case, once entered I would hit Tab or Enter to advance
to the next field.
However, lets say it's a phone number, zip code, etc. where the
exact number of characters and/or numerals are entered - I would like
it to automatically advance to the next field for entry without having
to use Tab or Enter.

Thank you..
Rick

Hi Phil,
Thanks for your response and what you said makes sense so I'll scrap
that idea.
However, since I'm still learning Clarion (I'm not a programmer) -
I read up on the "Immediate" in Help - followed it the best I could -
but still got 2 errors, so I'm hoping maybe you can point me in the
right direction.

The code I used was:

UPDATE(?Cli:FileNumber)
Str" = Cli:FileNumber
IF LEN(CLIP(Str") = 6 AND KEYCODE() <> MouseLeft
SELECT(?+1)
END!IF
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
and I recieved 2 errors:  The first (The line with astericks)

UPDATE(?Cli:FileNumber)

Str" = Cli:FileNumber

IF LEN(CLIP(Str") = 6 AND KEYCODE() <> MouseLeft

SELECT(?+1)

END!IF

END
ReturnValue = PARENT.TakeNewSelection()
RETURN ReturnValue
END  *********                MAKE ERROR: EXPECTED: <STATEMENT>
<EOF>  etc.
ReturnValue = Level:Fatal
RETURN ReturnValue

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
and the 2nd error was after Mouseleft (where I put the astericks) abd
the actual error is below that line

UPDATE(?Cli:FileNumber)

Str" = Cli:FileNumber

IF LEN(CLIP(Str") = 6 AND KEYCODE() <> MouseLeft  ***********
Make error:Expected: <Operator> ( ) [ , &= { @ .

SELECT(?+1)

END!IF
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----
I know it's probably something very stupid I'm doing (or not doing)
, but though I love using Clarion for simple databases using Wizards
and generators, not having a clue about Clarion Language and coding
makes it quite diffcult to do something other than just the basic
stuff. I read all the help screesn, books, etc., but it's mainly gr
to me.

Any help you can offer would be grealy appreciated..
Thanks..
Rick



"Phil Lancaster" <phil_lancaster@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<Nyt%b.77726$Wa.63136@n
ews-server.bigpond.net.au>...
> Look up 'Immediate' in the on-line help. It will tell you all about what y
ou
> have to do.
>
> However, it's generally regarded as NOT a good thing to do. This is becaus
e
> people doing data entry get into a habit. It's much less error prone to hi
t
> Tab after EVERY field. If thet hit Tab after some but not others, the chan
ce
> is high they'll hit Tab when they shouldn't and accidentally skip a field.
> If they're a good data entry operatot, they won't be looking at the screen
> and so may not notice until well down the track, or not at all.
>
> "Rick" <Nightcheck@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:e87e0961.0402251147.3ff9dc90@posting.google.com... 

Look up 'Immediate' in the on-line help. It will tell you all about what you
have to do.

However, it's generally regarded as NOT a good thing to do. This is because
people doing data entry get into a habit. It's much less error prone to hit
Tab after EVERY field. If thet hit Tab after some but not others, the chance
is high they'll hit Tab when they shouldn't and accidentally skip a field.
If they're a good data entry operatot, they won't be looking at the screen
and so may not notice until well down the track, or not at all.

"Rick" <Nightcheck@aol.com> wrote in message
news:e87e0961.0402251147.3ff9dc90@posting.google.com...
> Hi...
>   I'm using 5.5 and would like to know the simplest way to
> automatically advance to the next field once the data is entered in
> the currect field. I assume it cannot be done in all cases (or can
> it?) in which case, once entered I would hit Tab or Enter to advance
> to the next field.
>   However, lets say it's a phone number, zip code, etc. where the
> exact number of characters and/or numerals are entered - I would like
> it to automatically advance to the next field for entry without having
> to use Tab or Enter.
>
>     Thank you..
>       Rick

Hi Rick,

There's at least 1 error, possibly 2, in your code that could cause the
problem. The first is a missing right bracket. It should be LEN(CLIP(Str"))
and yes, the error IS in the Clarion example!

The second one. I can't really tell from the code because they look exactly
the same but in your Str", the " may be two single quotes. It should be a
double quote which when used as a terminator declares an implicit string
variable.

Sorry for the reply delay. I'm in Australia, so a different time zone. It's
Saturday night here. Yeah I know - get a life, eh?

"Rick" <Nightcheck@aol.com> wrote in message
news:e87e0961.0402271047.719decff@posting.google.com...
> Hi Phil,
>   Thanks for your response and what you said makes sense so I'll scrap
> that idea.
>    However, since I'm still learning Clarion (I'm not a programmer) -
> I read up on the "Immediate" in Help - followed it the best I could -
> but still got 2 errors, so I'm hoping maybe you can point me in the
> right direction.
>
> The code I used was:
>
> UPDATE(?Cli:FileNumber)
> Str" = Cli:FileNumber
> IF LEN(CLIP(Str") = 6 AND KEYCODE() <> MouseLeft
>   SELECT(?+1)
> END!IF
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
>   and I recieved 2 errors:  The first (The line with astericks)
>
> UPDATE(?Cli:FileNumber)
>
>       Str" = Cli:FileNumber
>
>       IF LEN(CLIP(Str") = 6 AND KEYCODE() <> MouseLeft
>
>         SELECT(?+1)
>
>       END!IF
>
>     END
>   ReturnValue = PARENT.TakeNewSelection()
>     RETURN ReturnValue
>   END  *********                MAKE ERROR: EXPECTED: <STATEMENT>
> <EOF>  etc.
>   ReturnValue = Level:Fatal
>   RETURN ReturnValue
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
---
> and the 2nd error was after Mouseleft (where I put the astericks) abd
> the actual error is below that line
>
> UPDATE(?Cli:FileNumber)
>
>       Str" = Cli:FileNumber
>
>       IF LEN(CLIP(Str") = 6 AND KEYCODE() <> MouseLeft  ***********
>    Make error:Expected: <Operator> ( ) [ , &= { @ .
>
>         SELECT(?+1)
>
>       END!IF
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
------
>   I know it's probably something very stupid I'm doing (or not doing)
> , but though I love using Clarion for simple databases using Wizards
> and generators, not having a clue about Clarion Language and coding
> makes it quite diffcult to do something other than just the basic
> stuff. I read all the help screesn, books, etc., but it's mainly gr
> to me.
>
>    Any help you can offer would be grealy appreciated..
>        Thanks..
>      Rick
>
>
>
> "Phil Lancaster" <phil_lancaster@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:<Nyt%b.77726$Wa.63136@news-server.bigpond.net.au>... 
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