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Windows 2003 Server
>Can you use a tabless pageframe with each step been a separate tab?
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>>We are designing what we call a "wizard" in our VFP9 application. The wizard is really a set of processing steps that requires the user to complete each step before we actually save the data.
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>>We can not use the default data session, since at any given point in time, the user session can have multiple wizards open and processing.
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>>We have looked at formsets, but what I read about them here on UT, it appears that may be a big mistake. Even though, formsets allow for sharing a single data session, which is what we want for transactional purposes.
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>>The other option is to have a top level form with a private data session and then to somehow make all forms that are instantiated inside that top level form use the top level form's data session. Any ideas on how to do that?
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Hi Sergey,
Yes, that could be a possibility although it would make wizards work a lot differently than the rest of the application. Consistency is the key to getting users trained in the least amount of time (and money).
Thanks for the idea, it would work and might be a stopgap option.
Scott M.
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