I try to make file manager in Delphi and there is I need to be able create new folders.
So, i got my Main Form and when I press button Create New Folder other form appears where I can type new folder name and confrim or cancel creation.
So I created new form for folder creation and make it invisible.
I made it like this - here I got procedure in Main Form
procedure TfolderFrame.CreateFolder;
begin
newFolderDialog.Visible:=true;
end;
And here's new folder form
unit FolderDialog;
interface
uses
Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
Dialogs,fileOperations, StdCtrls;
type
TnewFolderDialog = class(TForm)
edtName: TEdit;
lblName: TLabel;
btnOK: TButton;
btnCancel: TButton;
procedure btnOKClick(Sender: TObject);
procedure btnCancelClick(Sender: TObject);
procedure FormActivate(Sender: TObject);
private
{ Private declarations }
public
FolderName:String;
kindOfAction:char;
hasUpdated:Boolean;
end;
var
newFolderDialog: TnewFolderDialog;
implementation
{$R *.dfm}
procedure TnewFolderDialog.btnOKClick(Sender: TObject);
begin
FolderName:=edtName.Text;
if CreateDir(FolderName)
then begin
ShowMessage('New folder created!');
end
else begin
ShowMessage('Creation failed. Error : '+ IntToStr(GetLastError));
end;
newFolderDialog.edtName.Clear;
newFolderDialog.Close;
hasUpdated:=True;
end;
procedure TnewFolderDialog.btnCancelClick(Sender: TObject);
begin
newFolderDialog.edtName.Clear;
newFolderDialog.Close;
end;
procedure TnewFolderDialog.FormActivate(Sender: TObject);
begin
hasUpdated:=false;
end;
end.
The problem is - when TfolderFrame.CreateFolder; called it just make new folder form visible and then procedure ends. But I need to made some other thigs after folder will be created, something like Refresh or stuff.
I've been trying to do it like this:
procedure TfolderFrame.CreateFolder;
begin
newFolderDialog.Visible:=true;
while not (newFolderDialog.hasUpdated) do begin
if(newFolderDialog.hasUpdated) then
RefreshAllStuff;
end;
end;
But programm just stuck because of it.
How could I call Refresh procedure in Form1 only after confirming of folder creation in Form2?
Redesign your code to use TForm.ShowModal() instead, eg:
procedure TfolderFrame.CreateFolder;
begin
if newFolderDialog.ShowModal = mrOk then
RefreshAllStuff;
end;
procedure TnewFolderDialog.btnOKClick(Sender: TObject);
begin
FolderName := edtName.Text;
if CreateDir(FolderName) then
begin
ShowMessage('New folder created!');
ModalResult := mrOk;
end
else
ShowMessage('Creation failed. Error : '+ IntToStr(GetLastError));
end;
procedure TnewFolderDialog.btnCancelClick(Sender: TObject);
begin
ModalResult =: mrCancel;
end;
procedure TnewFolderDialog.FormShow(Sender: TObject);
begin
edtName.Clear;
end;
Related
I made a component to use tray icons in my application and when the icon shows the popup menu, it can't be closed with Esc key. Then I found a workaround here, by David Heffernan. I integrate the code in my component and now the menu can be closed with Esc but after I popup the menu my application become compleately dead, I can't access anything on the main form, even the system buttons doesn't work any more.
Here is the code to reproduce the problem:
unit Unit1;
interface
uses
Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
Dialogs, Menus, ShellApi;
const WM_ICONTRAY = WM_USER+1;
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
PopupMenu1: TPopupMenu;
Test1: TMenuItem;
Test2: TMenuItem;
procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
procedure FormDestroy(Sender: TObject);
private
IconData: TNotifyIconData;
protected
procedure PrivateWndProc(var Msg: TMessage); virtual;
public
PrivateHandle:HWND;
end;
var
Form1: TForm1;
implementation
{$R *.dfm}
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
PrivateHandle:=AllocateHWnd(PrivateWndProc);
// add an icon to tray
IconData.cbSize:=SizeOf(IconData);
IconData.Wnd:=PrivateHandle;
IconData.uID:=1;
IconData.uFlags:=NIF_MESSAGE + NIF_ICON;
IconData.uCallbackMessage:=WM_ICONTRAY;
IconData.hIcon:=Application.Icon.Handle;
Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_ADD, #IconData);
end;
procedure TForm1.FormDestroy(Sender: TObject);
begin
IconData.uFlags:=0;
Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_DELETE, #IconData);
DeallocateHWnd(PrivateHandle);
end;
procedure TForm1.PrivateWndProc(var Msg: TMessage);
var p:TPoint;
begin
if (Msg.Msg = WM_ICONTRAY) and (Msg.LParam=WM_RBUTTONUP) then
begin
GetCursorPos(p);
SetForegroundWindow(PrivateHandle);
PopupMenu1.Popup(p.x,p.y);
PostMessage(PrivateHandle, WM_NULL, 0, 0);
end;
end;
end.
I guess you just missed to call DefWindowProc. Try this:
procedure TForm1.PrivateWndProc(var Msg: TMessage);
begin
if (Msg.Msg = WM_ICONTRAY) and (Msg.lParam = WM_RBUTTONUP) then
begin
...
end
else
Msg.Result := DefWindowProc(PrivateHandle, Msg.Msg, Msg.wParam, Msg.lParam);
end;
Is it possible in Delphi to just save the breakpointss in the .DSK file for a project and no other Desktop settings?
Most of the .DSK gets in the way, but not being able to save debug breakpoints is a real pain (especially when they are conditionally or actions are attached).
I've never come across an IDE facility to save only the breakpoint-related settings in the .Dsk file.
For amusement, I thought I'd try and implement something via an IDE add-in using OTA notifications. The code below runs fine installed into a package installed in D7, and the IDE seems quite happy to re-open a project whose .Dsk file has been processed by it (and the breakpoints get set!).
As you can see, it catches an OTA notifier's FileNotification event when called with a NotifyCode of ofnProjectDesktopSave, which happens just after the IDE has saved the .Dsk file (initially with the extension '.$$$', which I faile to notice when first writing this). It then reads the saved file file, and and prepares an updated version from which all except a specified list of sections are removed. The user then has the option to save the thinned-out file back to disk. I've used a TMemIniFile to do most of the processing simply to minimize the amount of code needed.
I had zero experience of writing an OTA notifier when I read your q, but the GE Experts FAQ referenced below was immensely helpful, esp the example notifier code.
Normally, deleting a project's .Dsk file is harmless, but use this code with caution as it has not been stress-tested.
Update: I noticed that the filename received by TIdeNotifier.FileNotification event actually has an extension of '.$$$'. I'm not quite sure why that should be, but seemingly the event is called before the file is renamed to xxx.Dsk. I thought that would require a change to how
to save the thinned-out version, but evidently not.
Update#2: Having used a folder-monitoring utility to see what actually happens, it turns out that the desktop-save notification the code receives is only the first of a number of operations related to the .Dsk file. These include renaming any existing version of the .Dsk file as a .~Dsk file and finally saving the .$$$ file as the new .Dsk file.
unit DskFilesu;
interface
{$define ForDPK} // undefine to test in regular app
uses
Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms, Dialogs,
Buttons, StdCtrls, IniFiles, TypInfo
{$ifdef ForDPK}
, ToolsApi
{$endif}
;
{$ifdef ForDPK}
{
Code for OTA TIdeNotifier adapted from, and courtesy of, the link on http://www.gexperts.org/open-tools-api-faq/#idenotifier
}
type
TIdeNotifier = class(TNotifierObject, IOTANotifier, IOTAIDENotifier)
protected
procedure AfterCompile(Succeeded: Boolean);
procedure BeforeCompile(const Project: IOTAProject; var Cancel: Boolean);
procedure FileNotification(NotifyCode: TOTAFileNotification;
const FileName: string; var Cancel: Boolean);
end;
{$endif}
type
TDskForm = class(TForm)
edDskFileName: TEdit;
SpeedButton1: TSpeedButton;
OpenDialog1: TOpenDialog;
lbSectionsToKeep: TListBox;
lbDskSections: TListBox;
moDskFile: TMemo;
btnSave: TButton;
procedure btnSaveClick(Sender: TObject);
procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
procedure SpeedButton1Click(Sender: TObject);
private
procedure GetSectionsToKeep;
function GetDskFileName: String;
procedure SetDskFileName(const Value: String);
function GetDskFile: Boolean;
protected
public
DskIni : TMemIniFile;
property DskFileName : String read GetDskFileName write SetDskFileName;
end;
var
NotifierIndex: Integer;
DskForm: TDskForm;
{$ifdef ForDPK}
procedure Register;
{$endif}
implementation
{$R *.DFM}
{$ifdef ForDPK}
procedure Register;
var
Services: IOTAServices;
begin
Services := BorlandIDEServices as IOTAServices;
Assert(Assigned(Services), 'IOTAServices not available');
NotifierIndex := Services.AddNotifier(TIdeNotifier.Create);
end;
{$endif}
procedure DskPopUp(FileName : String);
var
F : TDskForm;
begin
F := TDskForm.Create(Application);
try
F.DskFileName := FileName;
F.ShowModal;
finally
F.Free;
end;
end;
function TDskForm.GetDskFileName: String;
begin
Result := edDskFileName.Text;
end;
procedure TDskForm.SetDskFileName(const Value: String);
begin
edDskFileName.Text := Value;
if Assigned(DskIni) then
FreeAndNil(DskIni);
btnSave.Enabled := False;
DskIni := TMemIniFile.Create(DskFileName);
DskIni.ReadSections(lbDskSections.Items);
GetSectionsToKeep;
end;
procedure TDskForm.btnSaveClick(Sender: TObject);
begin
DskIni.UpdateFile;
end;
procedure TDskForm.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
lbSectionsToKeep.Items.Add('watches');
lbSectionsToKeep.Items.Add('breakpoints');
lbSectionsToKeep.Items.Add('addressbreakpoints');
if not IsLibrary then
DskFileName := ChangeFileExt(Application.ExeName, '.Dsk');
end;
procedure TDskForm.GetSectionsToKeep;
var
i,
Index : Integer;
SectionName : String;
begin
moDskFile.Lines.Clear;
for i := lbDskSections.Items.Count - 1 downto 0 do begin
SectionName := lbDskSections.Items[i];
Index := lbSectionsToKeep.Items.IndexOf(SectionName);
if Index < 0 then
DskIni.EraseSection(SectionName);
end;
DskIni.GetStrings(moDskFile.Lines);
btnSave.Enabled := True;
end;
function TDskForm.GetDskFile: Boolean;
begin
OpenDialog1.FileName := DskFileName;
Result := OpenDialog1.Execute;
if Result then
DskFileName := OpenDialog1.FileName;
end;
procedure TDskForm.SpeedButton1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
GetDskFile;
end;
{$ifdef ForDPK}
procedure RemoveNotifier;
var
Services: IOTAServices;
begin
if NotifierIndex <> -1 then
begin
Services := BorlandIDEServices as IOTAServices;
Assert(Assigned(Services), 'IOTAServices not available');
Services.RemoveNotifier(NotifierIndex);
end;
end;
function MsgServices: IOTAMessageServices;
begin
Result := (BorlandIDEServices as IOTAMessageServices);
Assert(Result <> nil, 'IOTAMessageServices not available');
end;
procedure TIdeNotifier.AfterCompile(Succeeded: Boolean);
begin
end;
procedure TIdeNotifier.BeforeCompile(const Project: IOTAProject; var Cancel: Boolean);
begin
Cancel := False;
end;
procedure TIdeNotifier.FileNotification(NotifyCode: TOTAFileNotification;
const FileName: string; var Cancel: Boolean);
begin
Cancel := False;
// Note: The FileName passed below has an extension of '.$$$'
if NotifyCode = ofnProjectDesktopSave then
DskPopup(FileName);
end;
initialization
finalization
RemoveNotifier;
{$endif}
end.
This question already has answers here:
Cross-application drag-and-drop in Delphi
(2 answers)
Closed 8 years ago.
I am trying to drag and drop a video file (like .avi) from desktop But ı can not take it to the my program.But when ı try to drag and drop inside my program it works fine.For ex: I have an edittext and a listbox inside my pro and ı can move text that inside edittext to listbox.I could not get what is the difference ??
I take the video using openDialog.But ı wanna change it with drag and drop.
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
if OpenDialog1.Execute then
begin
MediaPlayer1.DeviceType:=dtAutoSelect;
MediaPlayer1.FileName := OpenDialog1.FileName;
Label1.Caption := ExtractFileExt(MediaPlayer1.FileName);
MediaPlayer1.Open;
MediaPlayer1.Display:=Self;
MediaPlayer1.DisplayRect := Rect(panel1.Left,panel1.Top,panel1.Width,panel1.Height);
panel1.Visible:=false;
MediaPlayer1.Play;
end;
end;
Here is a simple demo how to drag&drop files from Windows Explorer into a ListBox (for Delphi XE):
unit Unit1;
interface
uses
Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
Dialogs, StdCtrls;
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
ListBox1: TListBox;
procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
procedure FormDestroy(Sender: TObject);
private
{ Private declarations }
protected
procedure WMDropFiles(var Msg: TMessage); message WM_DROPFILES;
public
{ Public declarations }
end;
var
Form1: TForm1;
implementation
{$R *.dfm}
uses ShellAPI;
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
DragAcceptFiles(Handle, True);
end;
procedure TForm1.FormDestroy(Sender: TObject);
begin
DragAcceptFiles(Handle, False);
end;
procedure TForm1.WMDropFiles(var Msg: TMessage);
var
hDrop: THandle;
FileCount: Integer;
NameLen: Integer;
I: Integer;
S: string;
begin
hDrop:= Msg.wParam;
FileCount:= DragQueryFile (hDrop , $FFFFFFFF, nil, 0);
for I:= 0 to FileCount - 1 do begin
NameLen:= DragQueryFile(hDrop, I, nil, 0) + 1;
SetLength(S, NameLen);
DragQueryFile(hDrop, I, Pointer(S), NameLen);
Listbox1.Items.Add (S);
end;
DragFinish(hDrop);
end;
end.
You can also use DropMaster from Raize software.
You can catch the WM_DROPFILES message.
First, set that your form will "accept" files from dragging in the FormCreate procedure:
DragAcceptFiles(Self.Handle, True);
After, declare the procedure in the desired form class:
procedure WMDropFiles(var Msg: TMessage); message WM_DROPFILES;
Finally, fill the procedure body as follows:
procedure TForm1.WMDropFiles(var Msg: TMessage);
begin
// do your job with the help of DragQueryFile function
DragFinish(Msg.WParam);
end
Alternatively, check out "The Drag and Drop Component Suite for Delphi" by Anders Melander. It works as-is with 32-bit and with some tweaking can be made to work with 64-bit as well (read the blog - it has been upgraded by 3rd parties).
i obtained an example on how to create a login screen before the main form is created.
Howwever i do not know how to obtain the variable before the login screen closes. I am trying to pass the variable
SelectedUserName : String;
SelectedUserIdNo, SelectedCoyId : Integer;
from the loginfrm to the mainform for further processing.
any ideas.
thanks in advance.
here is main code:
program Pac;
{$R *.res}
uses
ExceptionLog, Forms,
MainForm in 'Main\MainForm.pas' {MainFormFrm} ,
Datamodule in 'Main\Datamodule.pas' {DataModuleFrm: TDataModule} ,
Login in 'Security\Login.pas' {LoginFrm};
begin
if tLoginFrm.Execute then
begin
Application.Initialize;
Application.MainFormOnTaskbar := True;
Application.CreateForm(TMainFormFrm, MainFormFrm);
Application.CreateForm(TDataModuleFrm, DataModuleFrm);
Application.Run;
end
else
begin
Application.MessageBox
('You are not authorized to use the application. The password is "delphi".',
'Password Protected Delphi application');
end;
end.
My Login code is :
unit Login;
interface
uses
Windows, .. .. ..;
type
TLoginFrm = class(TForm)
Label1: TLabel;
ButtOk: TButton;
ButtCancel: TButton;
cxMaskEditUserId: TcxMaskEdit;
cxMaskEditPw: TcxMaskEdit;
ButtReset: TButton;
Label2: TLabel;
QueryUser: TMSQuery;
MSConnectionMain: TMSConnection;
procedure ButtOkClick(Sender: TObject);
procedure CheckMenuAccess;
procedure ButtResetClick(Sender: TObject);
procedure FormShow(Sender: TObject);
public
SelectedUserName: String;
SelectedUserIdNo, SelectedCoyId: Integer;
{ Public declarations }
class function Execute: boolean;
end;
implementation
uses DataModule, MainForm, OutletListing;
{$R *.dfm}
class function TLoginFrm.Execute: boolean;
begin
with TLoginFrm.Create(nil) do
try
Result := ShowModal = mrOk;
finally
Free;
end;
end;
procedure TLoginFrm.FormShow(Sender: TObject);
begin
MSConnectionMain.Connected := True;
end;
procedure TLoginFrm.ButtOkClick(Sender: TObject);
begin
{ Verify users are in list of users }
With QueryUser Do
Begin
Active := False;
if cxMaskEditUserId.EditValue = Null then
ParamByName('UserId').Clear
ELSE
ParamByName('UserId').AsString := cxMaskEditUserId.EditValue;
if cxMaskEditUserId.EditValue = Null then
ParamByName('Userpassword').Clear
ELSE
ParamByName('Userpassword').AsString := cxMaskEditPw.EditValue;
Active := True;
If (FieldByName('UserId').IsNull) or
(cxMaskEditUserId.EditValue = Null) Then
Begin
cxMaskEditUserId.EditValue := Null;
cxMaskEditPw.EditValue := Null;
cxMaskEditUserId.SetFocus;
End
Else
Begin
OutletListingFrm := TOutletListingFrm.Create(Self);
SelectedUserIdNo := FieldByName('UserIdNo').AsInteger;
SelectedUserName := FieldByName('UserName').AsString;
OutletListingFrm.SelectedUserId := FieldByName('UserIdNo').AsInteger;
IF OutletListingFrm.ShowModal = mrOk THEN
BEGIN
SelectedCoyId := FieldByName('CoyId').AsInteger;
ModalResult := mrOk;
END
ELSE
ModalResult := mrCancel;
OutletListingFrm.Free;
End;
End;
end.
Create a record containing the information to be returned from the login form:
type
TLoginInfo = record
SelectedUserName: string;
SelectedUserIdNo: Integer;
SelectedCoyId: Integer;
end;
Then return such a record from the Execute method of the login class:
function Execute(out LoginInfo: TLoginInfo): Boolean;
If the login is successful, then the implementation of the Execute method needs to fill out these details.
Then pass the information to the main form. You cannot do that in the call to Application.CreateForm. So instead you'd need a different method on TMainFormFrm that can be called after the main form has been created. And that method would receive the TLoginInfo record returned from the successful login.
So to TMainFormFrm you would add a public method named InitialiseWithLoginInfo, say.
procedure InitialiseWithLoginInfo(const LoginInfo: TLoginInfo);
Then your .dpr file would look like this:
var
LoginInfo: TLoginInfo;
begin
if tLoginFrm.Execute(LoginInfo) then
begin
Application.Initialize;
Application.MainFormOnTaskbar := True;
Application.CreateForm(TMainFormFrm, MainFormFrm);
MainFormFrm.InitialiseWithLoginInfo(LoginInfo);
Application.CreateForm(TDataModuleFrm, DataModuleFrm);
Application.Run;
end
else
begin
Application.MessageBox
('You are not authorized to use the application. The password is "delphi".',
'Password Protected Delphi application');
end;
end.
I am currently developing a delphi application that will need a browse history and am trying to work out how exactly to implement this.
The application has 2 modes. Browse and Details. Both designed as Frames.
After a search an appropriate number of Browse Frames are created in Panel 1 and populated.
From a Browse Frame we can either open the Detail Frame, replacing the contents of Panel 1 with the contents of the Detail Frame. Alternatively a new search can be spawned, replacing the current set of results with a new set.
From the Detail Frame we can either edit details, or spawn new searches. Certain searches are only available from the Detail Frame. Others from either the Browse Frames or the Detail Frame.
Each time a user displays the Detail Frame, or spawns a new search I want to record that action and be able to repeat it. Other actions like edits or "more details" won't be recorded. (Obviously if a user goes back a few steps then heads down a different search path this will start the history fresh from this point)
In my mind I want to record the procedure calls that were made in a list e.g.
SearchByName(Search.Text);
SearchByName(ArchName.Text);
DisplayDetails(JobID);
SearchByName(EngineerName.Text);
DisplayDetails(JobID);
Then I can just (somehow) call each item in order as I go bak and forward...
In response to Dan Kelly's request to store the function:
However what I still can't see is how I call the stored function -
What you are referring to is storing a method handler. The code below demonstrates this. But, as you indicated your self, you could do a big if..then or case statement.
This all will works. But an even more "eloquent" way of doing all this is to store object pointers. For example, if a search opens another search, you pass a pointer of the first to the 2nd. Then in the 2nd if you want to refer back to it, you have a pointer to it (first check that it is not nil/free). This is a much more object oriented approach and would lend itself better to situations where someone might close one of the frames out of sequence.
unit searchit;
interface
uses
Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
Dialogs, StdCtrls;
type
TSearchObject = class
FSearchValue: String;
FOnEventClick: TNotifyEvent;
constructor Create(mSearchValue: string; mOnEventClick: TNotifyEvent);
procedure FireItsEvent;
end;
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
SearchByName: TButton;
GoBack: TButton;
DisplayDetails: TButton;
searchfield: TEdit;
jobid: TEdit;
procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
procedure SearchByNameClick(Sender: TObject);
procedure GoBackClick(Sender: TObject);
procedure DisplayDetailsClick(Sender: TObject);
private
{ Private declarations }
SearchObjectsList: TStringList;
procedure DisplayDetailFunction(Sender: TObject);
procedure SearchByNameFunction(Sender: TObject);
public
{ Public declarations }
end;
var
Form1: TForm1;
implementation
constructor TSearchObject.Create(mSearchValue: string;mOnEventClick: TNotifyEvent);
begin
FOnEventClick := mOnEventClick;
FSearchValue := mSearchValue;
end;
{$R *.dfm}
procedure TSearchObject.FireItsEvent;
begin
if Assigned(FOnEventClick) then
FOnEventClick(self);
end;
procedure TForm1.SearchByNameClick(Sender: TObject);
var
mSearchObject: TSearchObject;
begin
mSearchObject := TSearchObject.Create(SearchField.Text,SearchByNameFunction);
SearchObjectsList.AddObject(SearchField.Text,mSearchObject);
end;
procedure TForm1.DisplayDetailFunction(Sender: TObject);
var
mSearchObject: TSearchObject;
begin
mSearchObject := TSearchObject(Sender);
ShowMessage('This is the Display Detail Event. The value of the JobID is '+mSearchObject.FSearchValue);
end;
procedure TForm1.SearchByNameFunction(Sender: TObject);
var
mSearchObject: TSearchObject;
begin
mSearchObject := TSearchObject(Sender);
ShowMessage('This is the SearchByName Event. The value of the Search Field is '+mSearchObject.FSearchValue);
end;
procedure TForm1.DisplayDetailsClick(Sender: TObject);
var
mSearchObject: TSearchObject;
begin
mSearchObject := TSearchObject.Create(jobid.text,DisplayDetailFunction);
SearchObjectsList.AddObject(jobid.text,mSearchObject);
end;
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
SearchObjectsList := TStringList.Create;
end;
procedure TForm1.GoBackClick(Sender: TObject);
var
mSearchObject: TSearchObject;
begin
if SearchObjectsList.count=0 then
showmessage('Cannot go Back!')
else begin
mSearchObject := TSearchObject(SearchObjectsList.Objects[SearchObjectsList.count-1]);
mSearchObject.FireItsEvent;
SearchObjectsList.Delete(SearchObjectsList.count-1);
end;
end;
end.
Keep track of everything in a TStringList; when they go "Back" you delete from the string list. This is a sort of prototype:
type
TSearchObject = class
FSearchFunction,FSearchValue: String;
constructor Create(mSearchFunction,mSearchValue: string);
end;
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
SearchByName: TButton;
GoBack: TButton;
DisplayDetails: TButton;
searchfield: TEdit;
procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
procedure SearchByNameClick(Sender: TObject);
procedure GoBackClick(Sender: TObject);
procedure DisplayDetailsClick(Sender: TObject);
private
{ Private declarations }
SearchObjectsList: TStringList;
jobid: String; //not sure how you get this
public
{ Public declarations }
end;
var
Form1: TForm1;
implementation
constructor TSearchObject.Create(mSearchFunction,mSearchValue: string);
begin
FSearchFunction := mSearchFunction;
FSearchValue := mSearchValue;
end;
{$R *.dfm}
procedure TForm1.SearchByNameClick(Sender: TObject);
var
mSearchObject: TSearchObject;
begin
mSearchObject := TSearchObject.Create('SearchByName',SearchField.Text);
SearchObjectsList.AddObject(SearchField.Text,mSearchObject);
end;
procedure TForm1.DisplayDetailsClick(Sender: TObject);
var
mSearchObject: TSearchObject;
begin
mSearchObject := TSearchObject.Create('DisplayDetails',JobID);
SearchObjectsList.AddObject(JobId,mSearchObject);
end;
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
SearchObjectsList := TStringList.Create;
end;
procedure TForm1.GoBackClick(Sender: TObject);
var
mSearchObject: TSearchObject;
begin
if SearchObjectsList.count=0 then
showmessage('Cannot go Back!')
else begin
mSearchObject := TSearchObject(SearchObjectsList.Objects[SearchObjectsList.count-1]);
if mSearchObject.FSearchFunction ='SearchByName' then
ShowMessage('Value of Search Field:'+mSearchObject.FSearchValue)
else
ShowMessage('Value of JobID:'+mSearchObject.FSearchValue);
SearchObjectsList.Delete(SearchObjectsList.count-1);
end;
end;
Another option would be to use my wizard framework, which does this with TForms but can easily also be adjusted to use frames. The concept is that each summary form knows how to create its appropriate details. In your case the framework is more of an example of how to do it, rather than a plug and play solution.
Complementing MSchenkel answer.
To persist the list between program runs, use an ini file.
Here is the idea. You have to adapt it. Specially, you have to figure out the way to convert object to string and string to object, sketched here as ObjectToString(), StringToStringID and StringToObject().
At OnClose event, write the list out to the ini file.
const
IniFileName = 'MYPROG.INI';
MaxPersistedObjects = 10;
procedure TForm1.FormClose(Sender: TObject; var Action: TCloseAction);
var
ini: TIniFile;
i: integer;
cnt: integer;
begin
ini:=TIniFile.Create(iniFileName);
cnt:=SearchObjectsList.Count;
if cnt>MaxPersistedObjects then
cnt:=MaxPersistedObjects;
for i:=1 to MaxPersistedObjects do
if i>cnt then
ini.WriteString('SearchObjects','SearchObject'+intToStr(i),'');
else
ini.WriteString('SearchObjects','SearchObject'+intToStr(i),
ObjectToString(SearchObjectsList[i-1],SearchObjectsList.Objects[i-1]) );
ini.Free;
end;
and read it back at OnCreate event.
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
var
ini: TIniFile;
i: integer;
begin
SearchObjectsList := TStringList.Create;
ini:=TIniFile.Create(IniFileName);
for i:=1 to MaxPersistedObjects do
begin
s:=ini.ReadString('SearchObjects','SearchObject'+intToStr(i),'');
if s<>'' then
SearchObjectsList.AddObject(StringToID(s),StringToObject(s));
end;
ini.Free;
end;