How to change behavior of pressing <Enter> in XBrowse?

[Max HK]

In XBrowse, the default behavior of pressing <Enter> is going to next column. If lFastEdit is .T., it goes to edit current cell.

But I want to call my user defined function after user presses <Enter>. Furthermore, depending on the row cell stayed, different functions can be called. eg. in "Customer Code" column, function to display dialog for editing current record; in "Name" column, function to display many customer photos and business card; in "Web site" column, it displays company site by Google; in "Outstanding Amount" column, I can display the purchase history.

I do not want to use Buttons in ButtonBar. My target is user can operate the program all by keyboard, with minimum usage of moving mouse and mouse-click.

Thanks.

[nageswaragunupudi]

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 oBrw:bKeyDown := { |k| If( k == VK_RETURN, OnEnterKey( oBrw ), nil ) }

function OnEnterKey( oBrw )

   local oCol  := oBrw:SelectedCol()
   
   ? oCol:cHeader
   // your code depending on the selected column
   
return 0 
 

[Max HK]

It works. Thanks.

But XBrowse still move to next column first and then call my function. May XBrowse keep staying on the same column? ie. do nothing and call OnEnterKey(oBrw) immediately.

[nageswaragunupudi]

But XBrowse still move to next column first and then call my function. May XBrowse keep staying on the same column? ie. do nothing and call OnEnterKey(oBrw) immediately.

Use bKeyChar instead of bKeyDown.

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oBrw:bKeyChar := { |nKey,nFlags,oBrw,oCol| If( nKey == VK_RETURN, OnEnterKey( oBrw, oCol ), nil ) }

....

function OnEnterKey( oBrw, oCol )

   ? oCol:cHeader
   // your code

return 0  // important
 

Make sure you return 0 when your function exits.