Re: Re: Duplicate panel needed?

Hi Ralph,

 

Thanks for your input.

 

This seems to be an all or nothing solution. If I make the panel read-only then they won't be able to edit the barcode field. 

 

This is the panel for returning books in my library automation application.  When a book is returned they scan the barcode into the one editable field in the panel.  Then the information such as checkout date, overdue info, etc shows up.  It's then ready right away to accept the next barcode reading for the next return record. 

 

When there's a line of kids returning books it needs to be as fast and simple as possible.  The user only uses the barcode reader and doesn't need to even touch the keyboard.  Once in a while the user wants to change the amount of the overdue fine - for example, if the student had a good excuse for keeping it late.  I'm looking for the most efficient way to permit this.

 

However, now that I think about it, I could just make a report which would change overdue fines field for a selected record (after a lookup).
 

Larry
 

On 9/23/07, Ralph Alvy <ralph-TYGVirTpLvPqlBn2x/YWAg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:

Happy New Year ...

Can't you just define the Rights one has when entering the panel via this
or that menu choice. Here are the choices for any given menu item:

Read-Only
Read-Write
No Delete
Create Ok - No Edit/Delete

So one menu item (the main one), enters that panel Read-Only. The special
menu item enters that panel via one of the other 3 options.

On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:55:38 -0700, LN
< neutondata-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Greetings and salutations,
>
> In my library automation application I have a panel with non-editable
> fields
> that show info based on whatever barcode number is scanned into the one
> editable field of the panel. The idea is to speedily enter the barcode
> data
> and then create a new record right away.  Most users of the application
> like
> this and use this panel without a problem.  However sometimes one of them
> wants to edit data in one of the non editable fields.   I would like a
> way
> to permit a user - coming to the panel from a different menu choice - to
> be
> able to edit more than the one field.  I suppose I could have an exact
> duplicate of the panel but with more than one field editable.  But Is
> there
> a better way to do this?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Larry Neuton


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