Re: Interactive inputs

[Andrew Rivers <andrew.rivers@CWCOM.NET>]

Mark

Yes I use the show command - I find it useful...

 

However, it does not provide an interactive user interface:

    i.e. A dialog box which can display message and provide user with optional choice to proceed.

 

Andrew

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Risman, Mark <mrisman@PAINEWEBBER.COM>

To: <SQR-USERS@list.iex.net>

Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 8:56 PM

Subject: Re: Interactive inputs

> Andrew,
> 
> Have you 
tried the SHOW command instead of DISPLAY.  Personally, I'm not quite sure 
what the reason is for having both commands available in the SQR language (it 
appears to me that SHOW can do everything that DISPLAY can, and then some); 
maybe someone else out there knows the answer to this question.
> 
> 
Hope this helps,
> - Mark
> 
>  -----Original 
Message-----
> From: Andrew Rivers [mailto:andrew.rivers@CWCOM.NET]
> 
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 5:30 PM
> To: SQR-USERS@list.iex.net
> Subject: 
Interactive inputs
> 
> 
> 
> Hi
> I need to check 
interactively a value in a field within the database.
>     
e.g.
>     User has companyID and companyName:
> 
        !get companyID input from 
user:
>         input 
$companyID
> 
>     For the companyID that the user 
has input, check that the companyName in the database is the same as the 
companyName that the user has for the same companyID:
> 
        do getCompanyNameForCompanyID
> 
        display/print 
'companyName'        !companyName in the 
database for the companyID that the user has input
> 
> 
        Now verify the companyName and 
companyID are those that user has.
> 
        So force user to input the same 
companyName as that returned from the database for the companyID which was 
inputted by the user:
>         do 
verifyThatCompanyNameAneCompanyIDMatch    !both for those that 
user has and that are in the database.
> 
> Print only prints after 
all processing has been completed.
> Display does not give a display 
(Currently using SQR v4).
> 
> Any advice on how to manage 
interactive inputs/outputs would be appreciated...
> 
> Many 
thanks.
> 
> 
> Andrew