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ReportControl Constraints and Editing : Hi,this has been fixed for 15.2.1...

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:07:05 +0000

Author: ABuenger
Subject: 19245
Posted: 06 December 2011 at 1:07am

Hi,

this has been fixed for 15.2.1 which will be released shortly. Also everyone who opened a ticket got an update with the fix.

Also forum posts are approved at least 2 times a day.

Andre

ReportControl Constraints and Editing : jpbro wrote:Hi Aaron, thanks...

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:09:23 +0000

Author: Aaron
Subject: 19245
Posted: 05 December 2011 at 1:09pm

jpbro wrote:

Hi Aaron, thanks for the reply, I might have missed it previously due to the forum moderation - sometimes posts seem to get approved a few days later, but then don't show up as bolded/unread messages when I come to the forum.

Just a quick question for you about 13.4 - if you have .ConstraintEdit = True, are you able to type into the combobox? What about .ConstraintEdit = False - does the cursor still appear in the combobox, or does the combo not get focus?

I'm hoping for a locked list that can't get cursor focus, like when a VB ComboBox.Style = vbComboDropdownList.

Few days later??? Looks more like a week to me. In my opinion this forum has to be revived because it's almost "dead"... I don't understand why it's taking so long before it has been approved. After it has been approved, you have to wait a long time before it shows the reply so on and so on... Too bad, I liked this forum because you could share knowlegde with other members and at least be could discuss problems and opinions. By the time you see a reply you read entire help about certain issue and you found problem yourself

Well, hope CJ solves this problem as well because forum members will think same way as I do and don't visit forum anymore.

btw Guess this reply isn't going to be approved...

ReportControl Constraints and Editing : jpbro wrote:Hi Aaron, thanks...

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:26:03 +0000

Author: Aaron
Subject: 19245
Posted: 05 December 2011 at 12:26pm

Hi Jason

Just a quick question for you about 13.4 - if you have .ConstraintEdit = True, are you able to type into the combobox?

Yes, correct

does the cursor still appear in the combobox

No, it didn't

or does the combo not get focus?

It just dropped down the list, like you have with VB ComboBox.Style = vbComboDropdownList.

Andre: Why has this been changed in newer versions?

ReportControl Constraints and Editing : Hi Aaron, thanks for the reply,...

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:20:01 +0000

Author: jpbro
Subject: 19245
Posted: 05 December 2011 at 8:20am

Hi Aaron, thanks for the reply, I might have missed it previously due to the forum moderation - sometimes posts seem to get approved a few days later, but then don't show up as bolded/unread messages when I come to the forum.

Just a quick question for you about 13.4 - if you have .ConstraintEdit = True, are you able to type into the combobox? What about .ConstraintEdit = False - does the cursor still appear in the combobox, or does the combo not get focus?

I'm hoping for a locked list that can't get cursor focus, like when a VB ComboBox.Style = vbComboDropdownList.

ReportControl Constraints and Editing : Hi Jason, As I said before,...

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:14:59 +0000

Author: Aaron
Subject: 19245
Posted: 03 December 2011 at 1:14pm

Hi Jason,

As I said before, with V13.4 it worked like you (and I) want. Here's reply of that post:

Hi,

I had to give it a try with V13.4.2

Well to be honest, it's working as should

If you allow your users to edit the 'cell', the edit portion has to be selected, right? If you only allow user to select one of the options inside combo, you have to set .AllowEdit = False. This forces the combo to be visible. If entire column should do same set values in Column collection

With Me.wndReportControlStatus
        .AllowEdit = True                           'Should be True otherwise you can edit anything

        With .PaintManager
            .ShowNonActiveInPlaceButton = True
        End With

        With .Columns
            With .Add(0, "Column 1", 100, True)
                With .EditOptions
                    .AllowEdit = False             'Only set if you allow typing in 'cell'
                    .ConstraintEdit = True      'Should be True otherwise your selected value from combo isn't set
                    .AddComboButton True
                    .Constraints.Add "Item 1", 1
                    .Constraints.Add "Item 2", 2
                    .Constraints.Add "Item 3", 3
                End With
            End With
        End With

        Dim i As Integer
        For i = 1 To 2
            With .Records.Add
                .AddItem 1
                .AddItem "Some value"
            End With
        Next i

        .Populate

End With

Andre? Please reply...

ReportControl Constraints and Editing : I have some additional questions/issues...

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:21:43 +0000

Author: jpbro
Subject: 19245
Posted: 29 November 2011 at 7:21pm

I have some additional questions/issues with ReportControl constraints and editing.

In the documentation for the ReportRecordItemEditOptions object:

ConstraintEdit Property

Description

Specifies whether data not declared in the list of constraints can be entered into the edit box.

Remarks

If True, then you can only choose from the list of constraints added.

If False, then you can type a custom response not listed in the list of constraints.

AND

AllowEdit Property

Description

Specifies whether an Edit control is used for the item.

Remarks

If an edit control is not used, the user can still change the value throught a combo box

I'd like to have a fixed dropped-down list of items in a column of a ReportControl.

If I add constraints to a column like this:


      With Me.ReportControl1.Columns.Add(.Columns.Count, "Test", 200, True)
         With .EditOptions
            .AddComboButton True
            .ConstraintEdit = False
            .AllowEdit = True
            .Constraints.Add "Disabled", 0
            .Constraints.Add "Enabled", 1
            .Constraints.Add "Enabled (Read-Only)", 2
         End With
      End With

I can pick from a list, but the constraint text is not replacing the underlying value of the cell (instead of seeing Disabled, Enabled, etc... I'm seeing 0, 1, 2 in my cells).

If I use .ConstraintEdit = True, .AllowEdit = True, then the values are translated to the constraint text properly, but the user gets an edit box for the constraint after clicking the drop-down button.

If I use .ConstraintEdit = False, .AllowEdit = False, then the values are not translated to the constraint text properly, and the cell values cannot be changed (no drop down button).

If I use .ConstraintEdit = False, .AllowEdit = True, then users can apparently pick something from the drop-down menu, but it doesn't change the underyling value of the control. The values are also not translated to the constraint text (I just see the original value).

Is there a way to get this to behave like a uneditable drop-down list with values translated to constraint text for all of the cells?

Is there any circumstance when the underlying values should not be translated to the matching constraint text?