Main window with child windows

[ohaldi]

Hello,

I'm looking for a good sample for HGMIDE about a main window with many child windows.
I find some of them in c:\Hmg\SAMPLES\SPLITBOX_2\, but the child window can move outside from the main window.
Could somebody tell me if they are any do download ?

Many thanks in advance for any help.
Otto

[esgici]

Hello Otto, welcome

Hello,
...
... the child window can move outside from the main window.
...

This is a normal behavior.

Regards

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Esgici

[CCH4CLIPPER]

Hi Otto

HMG does not support MDI in the traditional sense.
What is you wanted is clearly child windows within a Main Window i.e MDI programming.
If this is what you want, you will have to use HMG Extended. No worries all your HMG codes can still be used

But be forewarned that HMG Extended codes may not compile in HMG-IDE.

Regards

CCH
http://cch4clipper.blogspot.com

[sudip]

Hi Otto,

You may use SPLITCHILD window also with hmg.

But, as a learner, I couldn't find any example for this.

Can any one send me an example of SPLITCHILD windows?

Regards.

Sudip

[esgici]

Hi Sudip

But, as a learner, I couldn't find any example for this.
Can any one send me an example of SPLITCHILD windows?

Please look at DEFINE WINDOW SplitChild_1 ( line 94) in C:\hmg\SAMPLES\CONTAINERS\SPLITBOX\demo4.prg.

Regards

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Esgici

[sudip]

Thank you Esgici,

I compiled the demo previously but didn't go through it precisely (as I thought it's only splitbox demo!!!). There are many hidden treasures within HMG examples.

Now, I have a query, can we define a SPLITCHILD window on the fly. For example, by clicking a menuitem one window will be opened within main window ... etc. etc.

With best regards.

Sudip

[Rathinagiri]

Yes. I think it can be.

[sudip]

Hi Rathi,

Any special syntax required or standard splitchild definition will work? (Actually I am facing problem regarding this)

It gives error in following code snippet:

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   DEFINE WINDOW frmCust            ;
      AT 0,0               ;
      WIDTH 635            ;
      HEIGHT 460            ;
      TITLE 'Customer Setup'   ;
      SPLLITCHILD  ;
      FONT 'ARIAL' SIZE 9         ;
      ON INIT   ( OpenTables() , DeactivateEdit() ) ;
      ON RELEASE CloseTables()

Regards

Sudip

[Rathinagiri]

I think you have to specify the parent window by using the word "of" for the splitbox control.

See the sample for splitbox. You have to every time release the splitbox and re-define it.

[sudip]

Hello Rathinagiri,

Thanks a lot.

Sample code is like this

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DEFINE WINDOW SplitChild_1 ; 
	WIDTH 200 ;
	HEIGHT 200 ;
	VIRTUAL WIDTH 400 ;
	VIRTUAL HEIGHT 400 ;
	SPLITCHILD NOCAPTION 

But, here splitchild window is defined within a parent window, not defined on the fly (say, from menu) which I want.

Regards.

Sudip