User want to limit the number of items on a report..the ask.enum only gives my either/or options...I have tried input.string() but receive unresolved referance to function...have not been able to find documentation on input.string()...any help appreciated..

Hi Lindar,

use dll ttdllinputstr for input.string()

function extern long input.string(
string mwindow.title(80) mb,
string label(80) mb,
long p.width,
long f.width,
ref string pattern() mb )

This function starts a main window with given title.
This window contains:
- a label, indicating the string to be asked for
- an input field with given width (p.width) and number
of visible characters (f.width)
- two buttons (OK and Cancel)
The string value of the input field will be stored in pattern argument

Pre: only to be used in graphical environments
Ret: true: succes, pattern will be filled
false: error, action canceled

Here is an example:
http://www.baanboard.com/baanboard/showthread.php?p=126660&highlight=input.string#post126660

You might want to check the DLLusing bic_info and see what are the arguments in your system.

Sorry, other projects were moved to top of to-do-list, now back to this problem...I have tried this solution. It tells me - Fatal error Can't open DLL 'ottdllinputstr' for reading....
tried entering function in the sql and just tells me the variables are declared but never used...Any help on what I am missing is appreciated...

Look in the $BSE/tools directory and make sure you have ottdllinputstr. I just noticed your version 3.1b and maybe it does not exist. I have it on 4c4.

no I didn't find that when I searched, any other suggestions? I have tried to add the function into my program, but I quess I need more code for it to work. Any other way to ask for a variable?

In fact input.str() is a handy function to create a limited dialog. If you don't have that function on your system, you could create a subsession (use Zoom Type = Modal Dialog to make it look like more like a dialog).

Main Session:
- extern domain tcmcs.long a.long
- a.long = ... to set the default value; zoom.to$() to call the subsession

Subsession:
- extern domain tcmcs.long a.long
- zoom.from.all/on.entry: import("a.long", a.long)
- zoom.from.all/on.exit: export("a.long", a.long)

Btw. this is more generic than input.str() because you can use *real* data types (not only a string) and you are not limited to one value.

Günther