Hi,
I am setting a value at the beginning of an HTML page.
-SET &VAR = 'VALUE';
before

quote:

< !-- Generated by Report Layout Painter -->
< !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">

I want to clear the screen before the HTML page loads, so the "-SET &VAR" statements do not appear on the screen.

I'd love to hear your suggestions.
Marilyn

This message has been edited. Last edited by: mpbMDE,

If that's really an HTML page (.html or .htm suffix) then

-SET &VAR = 'VALUE';

does not belong on that page - that's FOCUS code and only works in fexes (.fex suffix).

I have done this before---probably about version 5.something.

It worked then. But there's always a possibility that has changed with newer versions? Now I can't remember how I cleared the screen.

It was a great way to set minimum or maximum dates thqt can be entered.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: mpbMDE,

The window.top....line of code will clear your frame. If you want to do this on load put the code in the onInitialUpdate function. Hope this helps.

 
//Begin function form1Reset_onclick
function form1Reset_onclick(ctrl) { 
window.top.frames.report1.location.href = 'about:blank'; 
onInitialUpdate();
 
}
//End function form1Reset_onclick
 

Just to update my earlier post. I have learned through experience that this code should go in the onInitialUpdate function not a reset button event. I was running into errors with the page when using it in a reset button event. The button type Reset calls the onInitialUpdate function.