How to connect non db-aware components to a table ?

hi jean,

for get
you can use the afterscroll event of
your ttable or tquery and use a code like this
MyColorMemoControl.Text := TBlobField(MyTable.FieldByName('MyMemoField')).AsString;

for set
you can use the beforepost event of
your ttable or tquery and use a code like this
TBlobField(MyTable.FieldByName('MyMemoField')).AsString := MyColorMemoControl.Text

meikl

Hi Meikl,

Thanks for the answer. I know this ...
I want a really complete solution : I want the colormemo act as a DBAWARE control ...

Ex : When I put some char in the colormemo, the DBNavigator remains in browse mode. If I put some code in the ColorMemo.Onchange event, I'm able to set the table to edit mode. But when I click on the arrow to scroll to the next record, the content of the memo is not set to the MemoField (In the BeforeScroll, the table state is on "browse" ...).

Table and DataSource have many events ... where put my code ???

If you give me a complete solution, with sample  code I will increase the points ...

Thanks,

Jean-Pol

hi jean-pol,

the first try

unit Unit1;

interface

uses
  Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms, Dialogs,
  Mask, DBCtrls, Db, DBTables, StdCtrls, ExtCtrls;

type
  TForm1 = class(TForm)
    Memo1: TMemo;
    DataSource1: TDataSource;
    Table1: TTable;
    DBEdit1: TDBEdit;
    DBNavigator1: TDBNavigator;
    procedure Memo1Change(Sender: TObject);
    procedure Table1AfterScroll(DataSet: TDataSet);
    procedure Table1BeforePost(DataSet: TDataSet);
    procedure Table1AfterCancel(DataSet: TDataSet);
    procedure Table1NewRecord(DataSet: TDataSet);
  private
    fScrollEvent : Boolean;
    { Private declarations }
  public
    { Public declarations }
  end;

var
  Form1: TForm1;

implementation

{$R *.DFM}

//if there any change of the memocontent
//memo OnChange event
procedure TForm1.Memo1Change(Sender: TObject);
begin
  if not FScrollEvent then  //avoid editmode afterscroll
    If (Table1.State = dsEdit) or
       (Table1.State = dsInsert) then
     //all ok
    else
      Table1.Edit
  else
    FScrollEvent := False;
end;

//Table AfterScroll Event
procedure TForm1.Table1AfterScroll(DataSet: TDataSet);
begin
  FScrollEvent := True;  //we've a scroll event
  memo1.Text := TBlobField(Table1.FieldByName('Text')).AsString;
end;

//place the memo content into the BlobField
//Table BeforePost Event
procedure TForm1.Table1BeforePost(DataSet: TDataSet);
begin
  TBlobField(Table1.FieldByName('Text')).AsString := memo1.Text;
end;

//edit is canceled, restore memo-content
//Table AfterCancel Event
procedure TForm1.Table1AfterCancel(DataSet: TDataSet);
begin
  memo1.Text := TBlobField(Table1.FieldByName('Text')).AsString;
end;

//clear the memo on newrecord
//Table OnNewRecord Event
procedure TForm1.Table1NewRecord(DataSet: TDataSet);
begin
  memo1.lines.Clear;
end;

end.

let me know, if this match your needs

meikl

Hi Meikl,

I try your code. One problem :

I scroll the table. OK
I put a few char in the ColorMemo, the table go to EDIT mode : OK
I scroll the table : the ColorMemo text is not posted to the field. (The problem !)

But if I put some char in the ColorMemo AND in a dbedit control, when I scroll the table, the ColorMemo text is correctly posted to the memoField.

I try to force a post in "before scroll" if the table is in edit or insert state : no effect.

Thanks for the help,

Jean-Pol

hi jean-pol,

how do you scroll the table,
because i didn't have this problem.

i enter some text in the tmemo of my sample
the tabel becomes the edit-state and
use the navigator to scroll to next record,
the post event appears then automatically
and saves the changes,
the afterscroll-event loads
the new content.

meikl

Meikl,

I use the DBNavigator to scroll ...
I work with a DBISAMTable.
D5.01 PRO, french, Win98SE.

The post event appears only if I modify a DBAware component (like DBEdit).

If I click on the "Post" button, all is saved ...

JP

Any other idea ?