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... thank you so much for providing the example. Seeing it in this compact and clear way is really beautiful.

Dear Marc, I admit that for me as a newbie pre-made functions are simply great and convenient.
But your approach, building from scratch is very educational for me and I understand much more ...

... start date be established.

I think we need this urgently, since I don't see new users arriving in the community, if I'm not wrong, the last newbie was me, and I had to learn, aim with desire and thanks to this wonderful forum, at the beginning by email electronic (thanks Armando Estrada); I ...

sorry i´m still a Newbie and do not know what Fivewin already have or can do

No problem at all. We understand and we are here to assist you.
SecToTime() and TString() are (x)Harbour functions, not FWH.
I thought as profuse user of HMG, you might be aware of them.
Its ok, we are here to provide ...

hi,

nageswaragunupudi wrote:There are built-in functions in (x)Harbour already for many years.
I see no point in writing and maintaining our own code.

sorry i´m still a Newbie and do not know what Fivewin already have or can do

so i often use my old Xbase++ CODE which also work under harbour

hi,

i was sick last Days, so sorry for late Answer

i´m still a Fivewin Newbie and try to find out all those Difference of Fivewin vs. Xbase++ or HMG

HMG does not have DEFINE DIALOG but i can use "Keyword" MODAL like Xbase++
ACTIVATE under HMG / Extended Version is like Xbase++ APPEVENT() "in a loop ...

hi

thx for Anwser

i´m still a Newbie and it is hard to learn when have no Documentation or Sample CODE

what do you think to declare Method as "PROTECT" if User should not use a Method "direct<"

hi,

thx for Answer

i´m still a Newbie and try RADIO Control

i want to use "Dark-Mode" so i´m playing with Control to "paint it black"
for this i need hWnd of Control and was surprise that RADIO does not give me hWnd

hi,

thx for your help.
i´m still a Newbie under Fivewin and have to learn what Controls under Fivewin can do.

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as i say i have to learn a lot but 1st i need to understand how Fivewin work different to HMG or Xbase++

i use "old" Xbase++ or HMG CODE and try to "translate" working CODE to Fivewin ...

hi,

interesting ... "where" can i read about it in Help File :?:

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when using DIALOG instead of WINDOW i can not "maximize" :shock:
also BUTTONBAR does not appear when use oWnd:oClient := oBrwDBF ...

so DIALOG is only when i do not want "resize" (which i most allow)

Very obviously, you ...

when using DIALOG instead of WINDOW i can not "maximize" :shock:

WRONG.
Use "RESIZABLE" clause while defining the DIALOG. Ref: dialog.ch

also BUTTONBAR does not appear when use oWnd:oClient := oBrwDBF ...

ALSO WRONG.
Just oDlg:Resize().

Test program (build and run in fwh\samples folder ...

hi,

Offtopic WINDOWS vs. DIALOG

have change some WINDOW to DIALOG but "something" is different ...

normal it look like this

hi,

interesting ... "where" can i read about it in Help File :?:

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when using DIALOG instead of WINDOW i can not "maximize" :shock:
also BUTTONBAR does not appear when use oWnd:oClient := oBrwDBF ...

so DIALOG is only when i do not want "resize" (which i most allow)

i "just" want to open DBF as "Viewer" and navigate in DBF


If this is the only purpose, the best way is
XBROWSER cFileDBF [FASTEDIT] [AUTOSORT]

This command opens the DBF, browses and then closes the DBF.
Optional FASTEDIT clause is to enable editing if you need. in addition to inline edit ...

Please refer to the first post of Mr. Jimmy and the correct answer of Mr. Anser KK.

The problem has nothing to do with XBrowse at all and there is no point in discussing about xbrowse in depth here. If we create any controls other than xbrowse, which require access to an open DBF, we would have got ...

hi Marc,

Marc Venken wrote:For this, simply so :

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xbrowser("dbf")

YES, this is what i search

Marc Venken wrote:later for extra's look at samples of xbrowser :
Xbrowser is the shorter function version of xbrowse that need to be setup

Ok, will have a look at it, thx