Example 3: Loading custom resources
Form file
(customer.per):
LAYOUT
GRID
{
Num: [f1 ]
Name: [f2 ]
}
END
END
ATTRIBUTES
EDIT f1 = FORMONLY.cust_id;
EDIT f2 = FORMONLY.cust_name, STYLE="mandatory";
END
Program file:
MAIN
DEFINE rec RECORD
cust_id INT,
cust_name VARCHAR(50)
END RECORD
CALL ui.Interface.loadActionDefaults("myactdefs")
CALL ui.Interface.loadStyles("mystyles")
OPEN FORM f1 FROM "customer"
DISPLAY FORM f1
INPUT BY NAME rec.*
END MAIN
Styles file
(mystyles.4st):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ANSI_X3.4-1968"?>
<StyleList>
<Style name="Window">
<StyleAttribute name="windowType" value="normal" />
</Style>
<Style name="Edit.mandatory">
<StyleAttribute name="backgroundColor" value="lightRed" />
</Style>
</StyleList>
Action Defaults file
(myactdefs.4ad):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ANSI_X3.4-1968"?>
<ActionDefaultList>
<ActionDefault name="accept" text="Accept" acceleratorName="Return" acceleratorName2="Enter" />
<ActionDefault name="cancel" validate="no" text="Cancel" acceleratorName="Escape" />
<ActionDefault name="dialogtouched" validate="no" defaultView="no" contextMenu="no"/>
</ActionDefaultList>