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Here are some Uniface tips which you may find useful
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1
How to replace text in a string
2
How to interrupt a retrieve on a large database table
3
Dealing with null End Dates
4
How to enter retrieve profiles (selection criteria)
5
A Data Encryption routine for UNIFACE
Sample code (7KB zipped)
6
A Loan Amortisation/Interest Calculation routine for UNIFACE
Sample code (6KB zipped)
7
How to create a read-only dropdown list
8
How to poll for files in an unattended application
(amended 21st November 2001)
Sample code (20KB zipped)
9
A routine to Encrypt/Decrypt Files and Strings
Sample code for 7.2.02 (115KB zipped)
Sample code for 7.2.06 (115KB zipped)
Sample code for 8.1.01 (117KB zipped)
10
A MAPI interface for Uniface
Sample code for 7.2.02 (354KB zipped)
Sample code for 7.2.06 (348KB zipped)
Sample code for 8.1.01 (351KB zipped)
11
Looping through occurrences without a counter
12
DropDownLists and ListBoxes
13
A flexible method of storing control data
14
Replacing default trigger code
15
Searching for Names with a 'sounds like' routine
16
Entering a range of dates as selection criteria
17
Activating forms and passing parameters
18
When Hitlists Collide
19
Assignment file redirections
20
Keeping a history of changes by date
21
How to deal with Many-to-Many Relationships
22
Unattended File Polling with short Intervals
Sample code (38KB zipped)
DIRWATCH setup files (1,797KB)
23
A Timezone conversion utility
Sample code (698KB zipped)
24
Performing a Mail Merge using COM
Sample code (227KB zipped)
25
A demonstration on the use of Tab forms
(amended 3rd January 2002)
Sample code (23KB zipped)
26
Changing Decimal Point into a Comma
27
Testing for a group of values
28
Browsing for Messages in your Application Library (using XML and XSL)
(amended 10th july 2002)
29
Classifying Messages in your Application Library
30
How to print an ACROBAT file without a dialog box
31
How to produce a Year-to-a-Page Calendar
Sample code (5KB zipped)
32
A Binary-Octal-Decimal-Hexadecimal converter
Sample code (5KB zipped)
33
Running several SOLID databases simultaneously
34
A 'find and replace' function
35
Customising the Tool Palette in the UDE
36
Creating custom widgets
37
Generating a Unique Key without any file access
38
Browsing for Global Procs in your Application Library (using XML and XSL)
39
Accessing Excel worksheets using COM
Sample code (25KB zipped)
40
Associating Labels with Fields
41
Performing lookups as the User enters data
42
Repository Search Utilities
Sample code (45KB zipped)
43
Working with Uniface Lists
(amended 3rd November 2002)
44
Using U_VERSION in a locking strategy
(amended 24th December 2002)
45
How to put a Hyperlink into a form component
46
How to Create a Bar Graph in Uniface
47
Obtaining the Next Number in a Sequence
48
Signatures for calling Windows API functions
Sample code (4KB zipped)