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----- Original Message -----
From: "Leonard, Jeremy" <jleonard@...>
To: <vantage@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 1:26 PM
Subject: [Vantage] Help with Vantage Basic
> I am trying to launch a Visual Basic application from a Vantage basic
> screen.
>
>
> Question 1:
> I have code in a button on a Vantage basic screen. It is the Order Entry
> -->Update Order screen. So far my Vantage Basic code looks like this.
>
> SHELLEXEC c:\vbapp.exe {FILL_IN_OrderNum.scrvalue}
>
> My problem is the FILL_IN_OrderNum.scrvalue variable is from the main
Order
> Entry Screen. The VB Form button is on the Sales Order Header Maint
screen.
> Does anyone know how I can get the Sales Order number?
>
> Question 2:
>
> I would also like to pass the type, customer number and customer name to
my
> visual basic application with tildes as a separator so that my command
line
> looks like this.
>
> c:\vbapp.exe SO~41340~BOEING~463
>
> SO is the type
> 41340 is the Sales order number
> BOEING is the customer
> 463 is the Customer number
>
> In visual basic I would use stType & CHR(126) $ intSONum &
CHR(126)
> & stCustName & CHR(126) & intCustNum
> CHR(126) produces the ~
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
> Thanks
>
> Jeremy Leonard
> IT Manager
> K-T Corporation
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