Scoped xbrowse

[HunterEC]

Guys:

Using the XBROWSE() function: how can I create a scoped filter ? Thank you.

[James Bott]

Use a scoped index.

[HunterEC]

James:

Thank you for your reply, but maybe my question was not clear at all: I need to know if XBROWSE() have any data or parameter to allow for the display of a subset of records (maybe based on key value). Thank you.

[James Bott]

Hunter,

Why can't you use a scoped index for that? Maybe you are using an array?

James

[nageswaragunupudi]

James:

Thank you for your reply, but maybe my question was not clear at all: I need to know if XBROWSE() have any data or parameter to allow for the display of a subset of records (maybe based on key value). Thank you.

No
You need to set your own scopes or filters on the data to be browsed.

[Rick Lipkin]

Hunter

Hope this is what you are looking for ...

Rick Lipkin

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#Include "Ord.ch"

...
...

Select 1
Use Customer via "DBFCDX" SHARED
Set Order to Tag State

cState := "SC"

Set Scope to cState
Go Top

xBrowse()

CLose Databases

 

[HunterEC]

James, Rao, Rick:

Thank you all. I thought XBROWSE() has a data to do this but your index based solutions is what I'd been using. Thank you very much.

[James Bott]

Hunter,

The older TWBrowse had crude scope settings built-in, but that was done probably before NTXs had scoping (probably when most of us were still using Clipper). Most everyone is using CDXs now, but even NTXs have scopes under (x)Harbour so there is no need for scoping in browse objects.

Anyway, that is my guess.

James

[nageswaragunupudi]

Hunter,

The older TWBrowse had crude scope settings built-in, but that was done probably before NTXs had scoping (probably when most of us were still using Clipper). Most everyone is using CDXs now, but even NTXs have scopes under (x)Harbour so there is no need for scoping in browse objects.

Anyway, that is my guess.

James

You are totally right Mr. James. That is exactly the reason.
In addition, in the earlier days all browsers were primarily aimed at browsing DBFs, whereas xbrowse is more generic.