How do I create a form with input fields and a Save button?

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How do I create a form with input fields and a Save button?

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@ai I need a simple customer entry form with Name, Phone, and Email fields, plus a Save button. In FiveWin I would use @ SAY/GET and DEFINE DIALOG. Does WebX use the same syntax? Can you show me a complete working example?
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Re: How do I create a form with input fields and a Save button?

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Yes, WebX uses the exact same syntax as FiveWin! The @ SAY/GET and DEFINE DIALOG commands work identically — the only difference is that WebX generates HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript instead of a Windows GUI.

Here's a complete working example for your customer entry form:

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#include "WebX.ch"

FUNCTION Main()
   LOCAL oDlg, cName := Space(50), cPhone := Space(20), cEmail := Space(50)
   PUBLIC Designed_Resolution := {1366, 768, .T.}

   DEFINE DIALOG oDlg TITLE "Customer Entry" SIZE 500, 300 PIXEL

   @ 20, 20   SAY "Name:" TO oDlg
   @ 20, 120  GET cName TO oDlg SIZE 300

   @ 70, 20   SAY "Phone:" TO oDlg
   @ 70, 120  GET cPhone TO oDlg SIZE 300 PICTURE "(999) 999-9999"

   @ 120, 20  SAY "Email:" TO oDlg
   @ 120, 120 GET cEmail TO oDlg SIZE 300

   @ 180, 120 BUTTON "Save" TO oDlg SIZE 100, 40 ACTION SaveCustomer(cName, cPhone, cEmail)
   @ 180, 240 BUTTON "Cancel" TO oDlg SIZE 100, 40 ACTION oDlg:End()

   ACTIVATE DIALOG oDlg CENTERED

RETURN NIL

FUNCTION SaveCustomer(cName, cPhone, cEmail)
   ? "Saved:", cName, cPhone, cEmail
   MsgInfo("Customer saved successfully!")
RETURN NIL
How to compile and run:
Key points:
  • Designed_Resolution — Set this to your actual screen resolution (the one you develop on). WebX auto-scales to any other size.
  • @ SAY/GET — Identical to FiveWin. Positions are in pixels (PIXEL mode is always on in WebX).
  • PICTURE clause — Works the same. Phone mask example shown above.
  • ACTION bAction — Executes your function when button is clicked.
  • SIZE nW, nH — Width and height in pixels.
That's it! Your FiveWin code transpiles directly to web forms. No changes needed.

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