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Tabstrip Control



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Objectives

The participants will be able to:

Create tabstrips in the graphical screen painter.

Create subscreens for use with tabstrips.

Integrate tabstrips in a module pool program:

With the application server.

Without the application server.



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What are Tabstrips?

Tabstrips allow users to access multiple subscreens on one normal screen.



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Creating Tabstrip Controls

I. Define your tabstrip in

the top include.

II. Use the Graphical

Screen Painter to

create the tabstrip.

A. Creates new

tabs &

pushbuttons.

B. Creates

tabstrips.

Tabstrips cannot be created in

alphanumeric mode.



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Subscreen Area

SUB1

A

B

C

A. Define subscreen areas and subscreen attributes withineach tab page.

B. Give your tabs a function code and specify the appropriate

function type.

C. Reference the subscreen in the dictionary attributes of your

tab.

Creating Tabstrip Controls (Contd.)



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Use the Screen Attributes to specify the screen type.

Tabstrips can only display subscreens.

Subscreens: A Review



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INFOWithout application server

Screen fields for

all tabs are

populated

before screen is

displayed.

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With application server

Screen fields

are populated

as different tabsare selected.

Changing Screens Within Tabstrips



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TAB1 TAB2 TAB3

SUB1

Create a Module to Switch Tabs

Call Subscreen in PBO

All tabs must

use the samesubscreen area.

2. Set active tab field to the fcode.

1. Determine tab’s function code.

3. Set a variable to subscreen #.

4. Call subscreen area.

5. Include program name

and subscreen #.

Coding Steps

Navigating Between Tabs With the Application Server



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Navigating Between Tabs With the Application Server (Contd.)



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SUB3

TAB3 TAB2TAB1

SUB2

1. All tabs must use different subscreen areas.

2. Define function code type as “P.”

3. All subscreens must be called before

the screen is displayed.

SUB1

Navigating Between Tabs Without the Application Server



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Special Attributes for Tabstrip Controls



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Demonstration

Creating a module pool program with tab-strip controls.



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Practice

Creating a module pool program with tab-strip controls.



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Summary

Tabstrips allow the user to navigate between different subscreens.

Tabstrips are defined in the top include by using the CONTROL statement.

CONTROLS: <tabstrip name> TYPE TABSTRIP.

Subscreens are essential when creating tabstrips.

Subscreens can be assigned statically or dynamically in a tabstrip control.



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Questions

What are the advantages of using tab-strip controls ?

Are using sub-screens mandatory for using tab-strip controls ?

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