Ian Branch

Hi Alexander, OK. If I remove the Close in the procedure TCurrentCustJobsForm.btnSelectClick(Sender: TObject); Then it works OK. After some playing around I ended up with the following.. In CurrentCustJobsForm: procedure TCurrentCustJobsForm.FormClose(Sender: TObject; var Action: TCloseAction); begin Action := caFree; end; No Select or Close button action. Select has ModalResult of mrOk & Close button has mrClose. In the calling form I have.. procedure TJobTicketsForm.ShowallJTsforthecurrentJTCustomer1Click(Sender: TObject); var iRecord: Integer; begin if TCurrentCustJobsForm.Execute(iRecord) then if iRecord <> 0 then dmC.JobTickets.Locate('JobNo', iRecord, []); end; All good now. I learnt some things about various interactions here. Regards & Tks, Ian

Hi Alexander, It sure is. This is the action on click. procedure TCurrentCustJobsForm.btnSelectClick(Sender: TObject); begin // TGlobalData.mivJobTicketNumber := CVJobTicketsJobNo.AsInteger; // CVJobTickets.Close; // CVCustomers.Close; Close; end; procedure TCurrentCustJobsForm.FormClose(Sender: TObject; var Action: TCloseAction); begin Action := caFree; end; Ian

No sooner sent than I realise that Result := IsPositiveResult(F.ShowModal); is returning an unexpected False result. :-( Investigating.

Hi Alexander, That looks exactly like what I am after. I have implemented as follows.. In the CurrentCustJobForm: procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject); procedure FormShow(Sender: TObject); procedure btnSelectClick(Sender: TObject); private { Private declarations } public { Public declarations } class function Execute(out Value: Integer): Boolean; end; var CurrentCustJobsForm: TCurrentCustJobsForm; implementation uses JobticketsFrm, GlobalData; {$R *.dfm} class function TCurrentCustJobsForm.Execute(out Value: Integer): Boolean; var F: TCurrentCustJobsForm; begin F := TCurrentCustJobsForm.Create(nil); try Result := IsPositiveResult(F.ShowModal); if Result then Value := F.CVJobTicketsJobNo.AsInteger; finally F.Free; end; end; In the calling Form: procedure TJobTicketsForm.ShowallJTsforthecurrentJTCustomer1Click(Sender: TObject); var iRecord: Integer; begin // TCurrentCustJobsForm.Create(Nil).ShowModal; // if TGlobalData.mivJobTicketNumber <> 0 then dmC.JobTickets.Locate('JobNo', TGlobalData.mivJobTicketNumber, []); if TCurrentCustJobsForm.Execute(iRecord) then dmC.JobTickets.Locate('JobNo', iRecord, []); MessageDlg('iRecord = ' + IntToStr(iRecord), mtInformation, [mbOK], 0); end; I am always getting iRecord as 0. I have obviously done something wrong. 😞 Thoughts? Regards & TIA, Ian

Thanks Uwe, appreciated. Ian

Yep. Screwed it up. How do you get the individual quote sections into the reply please?

OK first try at quoting and I may screw it up. I abbreviated the path for the snippet. "HKCU\Software" - You are correct and I will ammend it. Function return, - Probably should have. This is what I found.

Hi David, Feel free to point out the error of my ways. I used to be perfect, now I'm not so sure. ;-) I have been lead astray by the ClearKey function above being called immediately after the JobTicket Form Modal Show from within the Menu call. I separated it out and called the routine separately and it works. With all the key data there. Yes, I know, back to front but I had every expectation it would work. :-( Thanks for your input and gentle prompt. :-) Regards, Ian

Hi David, No. It is holding a set of string properties from a Grid. See picture. As you can see I simplified the above code. Somehow I got two pictures in here. 😞 Ian

Hi Team, As a simpleton in the Dephi language world I find 'with' handy for single level application. I did try it with nested withs at one stage and ended up in some angst so I don't do nested with anymore. Just my 2c worth. Ian

Hi Team, D10.3.2 not that it probably makes any difference. If I have two Apps with the same HotKey but doing different things, it is only the first App loaded that the HotKey works for, doesn't matter if the second App has focus or not. 😞 So - Two questions... 1. Is there any way to make a HotKey effective only for the App in focus? 2. If an App has several forms, is there any way to have the HotKey work for only the form in focus? Regrettably my suspicion in both cases is No, It's a Windows thing, however I am ready, willing and able to be pleasantly surprised. 😉 Regards & TIA, Ian

Hi Remy, Tom, As I suspected, and Remy so eloquently expressed, I am SOL. This came to light in my own testing when I implemented a HotKey in the App, went to test it and my AV popped up. WTH! The Apps themselves use many HotKeys. Perhaps I need to move them to a Menu/Submenu scenario. Will think on it. Thanks to you both for your inputs. Regards, Ian

Hi Remy, Thanks for your input. >> you will have to resort to using a global keyboard hook and handle the keystrokes manually. Not my area of expertise I'm afraid. Can you point me to some examples pls? Regards, Ian

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Hi Uwe, Hmmm. I'm not aware of changing any fonts. What should the standard font be for the editor? It was set with 'Determine Line height at startup' checked. I unchecked it and changed the Line height correction to 0 and was still one down, so I changed it to -1 and it became one up, :-( I think I shall just turn 'Display cursor position indicator off. FYI - I am running D10.3.2, Windows 10, 1920 x 1080 screen. Regards, Ian

Hi Uwe, Haven't played with MMX much although I have had it for a long time. I recently updated to D10.3.2 and just loaded the MMX Beta you just posted . I hadn't noticed it previously, but I see an additional line cursor moving with my editing cursor. See picture attached. What's the story with the dislocation between the editing cursor and the mmx cursor? Regards & TIA, Ian

Hi Guys, Just like to throw in a positive note. We seem quick to criticize but slow to recognize. !@#$%^& Yankee spelling.... I just updated from 10.3.1 to 10.3.2 using the web update and had absolutely no issues. Obviously some of the 3rd party libraries had to be updated also but all went smoothly. Regards, Ian

Hi Guys, This might be one of those personal preference things... Does anybody have any view on using the built in (Delphi Rio) memory manager v using FastMM4 or ScaleMM2? Or any other 3rd Party Delphi Memory manager for that matter? I use EurekaLog for error trapping so I don't need/use that functionality from FastMM4 per se. Thoughts, preferences. reasons? Regards, Ian

Hi Team, I want to give the User of an App the ability to click on a button or a menu selection that will cause the app to close and restart. Can this be done? Thoughts/suggestions appreciated. Regards & TIA, Ian

Hi Team, I have some SMTP email routines however I want to be able to check/confirm the ISPs smtp server is available before attempting to send the email. Thoughts/suggestions appreciated. Regards & TIA, Ian

Hi Team, Pulled up an old App renamed it and re-built it in D2007. I get the following Messages.. >> [DCC Error] E2161 Warning: Duplicate resource: Type 16 (VERSIONINFO), ID 1; File E:\DBiWorkflow D2007 Development\DBiManager\DBiManager.res resource kept; file E:\DBiWorkflow D2007 Development\DBiManager\verinfo.res resource discarded. >> [DCC Error] E2161 Warning: Duplicate resource: Type 24 (user-defined), ID 1; File E:\DBiWorkflow D2007 Development\DBiManager\DBiManager.res resource kept; file E:\DBiWorkflow D2007 Development\DBiManager\verinfo.res resource discarded. DBiWorkflow is the new name of the App. Never come across this before. What is the appropriate action to eliminate this warning pls? Where do I find reference to DBiWorkflow.res and verinfo.res in the project files? Is it any real concern? I note Delphi says after this that the "Project compilation failed" however it is actually there and runs as expected. Regards & TIA, Ian

Hi Team, Great minds..... I found it. It was in one of the source files. {$R verinfo.res} I took it out. Guess what? The file size jumped by about 500k. What the!!! Anyway, the duplicate warning is now gone. Regards, Ian

Thanks Peter, There is only a {$R *.res} in the project file so I guess it is coming from one of the 3rd Party libraries. It doesn't seem to affect the App at all although the 'Project compilation failed. message was disconcerting until I realized it was in fact built. Something to just put up with I guess. Regards & Tks again, Ian

Hi Team, I want to have the only the Minimize button border icon on the form but it seems I have to have the SystemMenu button on as well. :-( Is there any way to just have the minimize button and not the SystemMenu button? The form BorderStyle is bsSingle. Regards & TIA, Ian

Hi Schokohase, Thank you for the advice on the buttons. I was afraid of that. Philosophical discussion - On the aspect of 'User-friendly' - User-friendly is not what I or Microsoft say it is, it is what the User says it is. If he/she doesn't like the way it looks or the way it does it, it isn't user-friendly, to them. Yes, there tomes about the right way to do things however ultimately it is the User that decides. And ultimately they are the ones paying the Bills. 🙂 Regards, Ian