[Gambas-user] Question - how to just run part of ones larger program

[Benoît Minisini]

Le 22/11/2011 11:11, richard terry a écrit :
> On Tuesday 22 November 2011 19:18:19 Benoît Minisini wrote:
>> Le 22/11/2011 08:02, richard terry a écrit :
>>> On Tuesday 22 November 2011 17:32:22 nando wrote:
>>>> You could run a second copy from the first. Place a specific word on the
>>>>    command line as a parameter so that the copy will understand to show
>>>> the specific screen desired and perhaps hide other menus.  You can
>>>> tailor startup to do something specific based on command line
>>>> parameter(s).
>>>
>>> I'm sure there was something on the list a year or so ago, which meant
>>> you could start off from somewhere, maybe benoit will reply.
>>>
>>> richard
>>
>> I don't understand what you need exactly. Can you elaborate?
>>
>
> ok, thanks for replying, not sure this will make sense
>
> In my project, I have a file I just called modStartup. This brings up a logon-
> screen and provided the user types in a valid adress/database name, username
> and password it logs on to the program.
>
> What happens then depends on the 'role' of the user, for example in my role as
> a clinical user the interface options presented are different from the clerical
> user.
>
> The clerical staff, get an outlook style menu on the left side, and each
> 'section' lets them do things , eg allocate scanned documents, enter details
> into the patient database, use the document finder if a patient rings up and
> wants to know if something is back, or to make an appointment using the
> appointments module.
>
> Now, what they don't like is having to switch to a different tab of their main
> program to use the appointment module - they want this to be a 'stand alone'
> program which they can resize, and then just sit side by side on their wide-
> screen, along with the rest of their clerical tasks, which they are happy to
> flick back and forth between, but as their day consists of being on the phone
> on/off making appointments, they want that visually available to them at all
> times.
>
> I could re-design the gui but for various reasons don't want to. I could just
> change the code slightly, make an executable just presenting the appointments
> module, then change it back when developing the main program.
>
> So the question is, if it makes any sense at all, (aside from making a
> different project tree, or a 'different executable with changed code) is there
> anyway of telling gambas to arbitrarily execute one particular bit of code or
> another,  or form according to (as someone suggested) some sort of flag - in
> this case  just pointing to the appointments module and 'hiding everything
> else'.
>
> Still don't think that will make much sense, but we'll see.
>
> thanks.
>
> richard
>

I don't see why showing the appointment GUI in its own window instead 
being embedded in the main window should be a problem.

-- 
Benoît Minisini