FRM025 - Insert a Database Record

Objectives:

• To create an Add Employee form.

• To introduce the INSERT, GROUP_BY and MESSAGE commands

• To introduce the loop commands

• BEGIN_LOOP/END_LOOP

• DOWHILE/ENDWHILE

• DOUNTIL/ENDUNTIL

• To understand how field and table level validation is handled in a form

• To use the Status Bar component to display messages

• To use RDMLX style string handling.

• To implement "busy cursor"

• To review other "delay" feedback techniques

To achieve these objectives, you must complete the following:

Step 1. Create form iiiAddEmployee – Add Employee

 Step 2. Add Fields to the Form

Step 3. Add Push Buttons and Click Event Logic

Step 4. Using a Busy Cursor

Summary

Before You Begin

You must have completed:

FRM015A and FRM015B - Getting Started with Forms Programming