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ToolTipText in grid?????
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Mike Gagnon
Programmer
bon011
Take a look at faq184-3064.
Mike Gagnon
If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ184-2483 first.
Take a look at faq184-3064.
Mike Gagnon
If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ184-2483 first.
Mike Lewis
Programmer
Bon011,
Chris's code (in FAQ184-3064) should work well, but one thing which it won't do is to let you vary the tooltip according to the data in the record.
In other words, if you want the tip to show the contents of a field in the table to which the grid is bound, that won't work. That's because you cannot address the individual rows of the grid, and so there is no way of knowing which record the mouse is on.
At least, that was I believe. If I am wrong, Chris (or someone else) please correct me.
Mike
Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland
Chris's code (in FAQ184-3064) should work well, but one thing which it won't do is to let you vary the tooltip according to the data in the record.
In other words, if you want the tip to show the contents of a field in the table to which the grid is bound, that won't work. That's because you cannot address the individual rows of the grid, and so there is no way of knowing which record the mouse is on.
At least, that was I believe. If I am wrong, Chris (or someone else) please correct me.
Mike
Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland
ChrisRChamberlain
Programmer
Mike
I'm sure you're correct in what you say - a statement like that generally means someone will now go and prove the opposite!![[wink]](/data/assets/smilies/wink.gif "[wink] [wink]")
![[pc2]](/data/assets/smilies/pc2.gif "[pc2] [pc2]")
I'm sure you're correct in what you say - a statement like that generally means someone will now go and prove the opposite!
FAQ184-2483 - the answer to getting answered.
Chris
Mike Lewis
Programmer
Chris,
- a statement like that generally means someone will now go and prove the opposite
That's happened to me more times than I like.
Mike
Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland
- a statement like that generally means someone will now go and prove the opposite
That's happened to me more times than I like.
Mike
Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland
Theoretically, if one was to maintain an array of the currently displayed records, and keep pointers corresponding to AfterRowColChange events, then one could keep track somewhat of the current location in the table of the records being displayed.
With that, one could maybe use the grid coordinates along with the RowHeight and RelativeRow properties in the MouseMove event to calculate which cell the mouse is over, throw all that data at a form method which would return an array element's value to the ToolTip property.
Sounds like a Goldberg machine as well as a headache.
-Dave S.-
![[cheers]](/data/assets/smilies/cheers.gif "[cheers] [cheers]")
Even more Fox stuff at:
With that, one could maybe use the grid coordinates along with the RowHeight and RelativeRow properties in the MouseMove event to calculate which cell the mouse is over, throw all that data at a form method which would return an array element's value to the ToolTip property.
Sounds like a Goldberg machine as well as a headache.
-Dave S.-
Even more Fox stuff at:
ChrisRChamberlain
Programmer
Dave
Looking forward to your FAQ...
Looking forward to your FAQ...
FAQ184-2483 - the answer to getting answered.
Chris - Thread starter
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MikeLewis,
You was right. But I done it. I used afterrowcolcahange event and remember record that is selected. I store records tooltiptext in new property. Then I show the new property.
But cell must be focused.
Thats only way I can do that. I think.
You was right. But I done it. I used afterrowcolcahange event and remember record that is selected. I store records tooltiptext in new property. Then I show the new property.
But cell must be focused.
Thats only way I can do that. I think.
Mike Lewis
Programmer
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