Step 1. Remove Real Start and Terminate Dates from the Editor
DTE030 – Modify the Employees Application
In order to make the changes made visible, remove all code by making it a comment line (use Ctrl+W ).
1. Using your initials, open the reusable part (II_EDIT) in the VL editor.
2. In the Source code use to locate STARTDTER. The code for TERMDATER is at the same location.
a. Comment out the following 4 lines of code to remove the fields from the user interface.
Define_Com Class(#STARTDTER.Visual) Name(#STARTDTER) Componentversion(1) Displayposition(10) Height(21) Left(15) Parent(#COM_OWNER) Tabposition(10) Top(294) Usepicklist(False) Width(493)
Define_Com Class(#PRIM_ATLI) Name(#ATLI_STARTDTER) Attachment(Top) Manage(#STARTDTER) Marginbottom(5) Marginleft(5) Marginright(5) Margintop(5) Parent(#ATLM_Editor)
Define_Com Class(#TERMDATER.Visual) Name(#TERMDATER) Componentversion(1) Displayposition(12) Height(21) Left(15) Parent(#COM_OWNER) Tabposition(12) Top(356) Usepicklist(False) Width(493)
Define_Com Class(#PRIM_ATLI) Name(#ATLI_TERMDATER) Attachment(Top) Manage(#TERMDATER) Marginbottom(5) Marginleft(5) Marginright(5) Margintop(5) Parent(#ATLM_Editor)
3. Comment the following 2 lines from the component Initialize event routine.
#STARTDTER := #Document.p_STARTDTER
#TERMDATER := #Document.p_TERMDATER
4. Comment out these two event handling routines:
Evtroutine Handling(#STARTDTER.Changed)
#Document.p_STARTDTER := #STARTDTER
#EditorModified := True
Signal Event(Changed)
Endroutine
Evtroutine Handling(#TERMDATER.Changed)
#Document.p_TERMDATER := #TERMDATER
#EditorModified := True
Signal Event(Changed)
Endroutine
5. Compile II_EDIT