Find parameters for RAD applications

[tommy]

If You need to find the names of the parameters to pass to a RAD application You can go to the RAD editor, find the RAD application in question.



Select the right RAD application and click on view. In the first panel the parameters is listed. But it is NOT the names listed in the boxes You should use.



To find the real name click in each box and click on ? in the help panel You can see the names to use.

[mmrobson]

The above may not work on a 4.x system due to the complete lack of default field level help. There are at least two other alternatives. One is you can go to the format in the Forms Designer and take a look at the input values for the fields. This is a round about way, but it works. The other alternative is to use the debugger and the cursor.field.name() function. All you have to do is go into the RAD Editor and view the RAD application in question. On the parameter panel, click into the parameter field you want to know the name for and hit enter (other event buttons will also work, like the function keys). Next, start up the debugger (hold Ctrl+Shift and press D then E). On the input line type "d cursor.field.name()" and hit enter. This will then give the name of the last field the cursor was when the last event key was pressed.

[tommy]

If the default help is missing you can still get the field names by clicking on the fill button in the appropriate field on the help screen.

How does one find out as to what are the VALUES that a parameter could take ?? I was particularly interested in parameter values for the RAD 'sarelate'.

Any help will be greatly appreciated

[harn145]

If you want to know the "impact" i.e. acceptable values and their result for a specific application - you'd need to read through the application.



Just click "next" on the parameter panel and continue to do so, while analysing the text/panel types you come across.



Regards,

Jos