[Discussion] Help with DBExpert

[Gordon Snider]

David,

That worked, thank you very much.  

But I'm still puzzled about why I 
can't use the Control's Source field, or what is the correct way to use 
the Control's Source field.

Gordon Snider


On Sat, 23 May 2009 20:04:42 -0700 (PDT), David Azarewicz wrote:

>I have written and continue to use several extremely complex DBExpert 
>applications.
>
>To do what you are trying to do, I put something like 
>
>=dbeSetValue('TheNameOfYourTextField', dbeDate(''))
>
>into the 'After Open' field of the form attribute, not the field attribute.
>
>If you need more help, just ask.
>
>Daivd
>
>On Sat, 23 May 2009 20:59:39 -0400 (EDT), Gordon Snider wrote:
>
>>Are there any DBExpert users out there?
>>
>>I am trying to set up a Calculated control as described on page 10 - 7 
>>of the User's Guide.   This is on a Blank Form.
>>
>>I want the control to show the current date.
>>
>>Creating a Text field and putting  
>>
>>= dbeDate('')
>>
>>in the Source attribute field leaves the control blank when I open the form.
>>In fact nothing I have put in the Source field puts anything in the control.
>>What am I doing wrong?
>>
>>Gord Snider
>>
>>
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