Screen Programs

Ability to copy a screen from one program to another, having a program with 2 screens designed and wanting to include those screens in another program.

Oct 5, 2017 4576 0/5 (0 Vote)

Right click the screen source project and select Export, In the Export Window under isCOBOL folder select Screen Section and click Next, In the Export Screen Section dialog box expand the project and the program and select the screen that you... Read More

Did you know you can easily align controls in the IDE Screen Painter and Report Painter?

Jul 4, 2017 3861 0/5 (0 Vote)

Starting from the version 2016R2 the isCOBOL IDE distributions implement the Snap To Guides feature in the Screen Painter and Report Painter. This feature simplifies the alignment of components when designing a screen or report. While you drag the... Read More

How can I move controls into or out of a frame?

Jun 16, 2010 5765 0/5 (0 Vote)

Draw or drag-and-drop a frame on top of the other controls. Then you can draw a rubber band rectangle around the frame and move the frame with the controls as a group. If you want to select or move controls that are contained in the frame then... Read More

What is the preferred way to add code for handling a push-button click or key press?

Jun 4, 2010 6547 0/5 (0 Vote)

There are 3 ways to tie code to the action of a user hitting a push-button. From most preferred to least preferred they are: Double-click on the control to add a Link To paragraph (or add it by clicking on Link To in the properties view), and... Read More