>>How can you tell if the close button was used to close a browse window. Want to treat close like an esc, but do not know how to code for it.
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>>Open browse window. Esc is a cancel. Rightmouse or Enter is select (on key label ... keyboard ctrl+w). If the client uses the close box I want to treat is like an esc. But how? My current code "if the lastkey = 27 then go oldrecno". But how to know if 27 or close button. Of course the question could be rephrased to ask, how enter or right mouse click?

>I just tried to figure this out, and I think the answer is you can't tell with a browse. You can check for Ctrl-W, Esc, and Ctrl-F4, but if they click on the close box you're outta luck.

>First suggestion: you might start with DEFINE WINDOW MyWin ... NOCLOSE ... and use BROWSE WINDOW MyWin, I think that may give you more control.

Tried setting up a window template and use window MyWin. Can not get the PREFERENCE clause to work with a template. I can only get the PREFERENCE to work if I also use the NORMAL clause. Seems the NORMAL clause will override the NOCLOSE of the window template.

>Next idea: so you're using this browse purely for the purpose of selecting a record (the way we used to frequently in 2.x), right? Is there a really good reason you can't use a combo (style: drop-down list), a grid, or if you really want to stick with a 2.6-ish way, DEFINE POPUP/ON SELECTION POPUP DEACTIVATE POPUP/ACTIVATE POPUP/RELEASE POPUP? Is the list of records to choose from too long for anything but a browse or a grid to work well? And a grid too much overhead for what you're trying to do? Just trying to get a better handle on what you're trying to do and what solutions might work well. Maybe something I said will set you on the path...

Have too many browses (30 or so) to try an get too fancy. Client wants cancel out of the browse with a mouseclick (want to code close button like esc), and client wants browse size to be saved. So far no luck on either.

Rock and hard spot

Brenda