Question about var.runmodal & form.runmodal

kuloicat

I find a question about run and runmodal
I know what's different between run and runmodal
but I don't know what is the different between followings

1.Create variable type form and code : VAR.RUNMODAL

2.FORM.RUNMODAL(formID)

any idea? thanks

kine

in case of Var.RUNMODAL, you can call functions of the form, you have still the state of the form in memory (the form global variables are existing, have the value etc.)... if you call only FORM.RUNMODAl you have only return value and no access to the functions of the form etc...

kuloicat

thanks kine

Marije_Brummel

PS, Same goes for report, dataport and codeunit. 8)

Emju

Codeunits can only be run with CODEUNIT.RUN(id,[rec]) or variableCU.RUN([rec]).

Marije_Brummel

Oops. :oops: O:)

You are right off course

dblaisdell

I do not understand the differences between RUN & RUNMODAL. I know there are question on the exam and I am taking it in 2 days. Can someone please explain this to me and under what circumstances each would be used.

kriki

dblaisdell wrote:

I do not understand the differences between RUN & RUNMODAL. I know there are question on the exam and I am taking it in 2 days. Can someone please explain this to me and under what circumstances each would be used.

If you use RUN, you can work in the object from where you run it.
if you use RUNMODAL, you CANNOT work in the object from where you run it. First you have to close the object you just run.

So if you want that the user FIRST closes the object you just run, before continuing on the original object, you must use RUNMODAL. (e.g. use it for lookupforms)

dblaisdell

If you want to run a form and the user information will be used for futher processing back in the calling object, what code is correct?
a) variableform.RUNMODAL.
b) variableform.RUN.
c) FORM.RUN(FORM::Form_Name,rec).
d) FORM.RUNMODAL(FORM::Form_Name,rec). Is d correct

kriki

dblaisdell wrote:

If you want to run a form and the user information will be used for futher processing back in the calling object, what code is correct?
a) variableform.RUNMODAL.
b) variableform.RUN.
c) FORM.RUN(FORM::Form_Name,rec).
d) FORM.RUNMODAL(FORM::Form_Name,rec). Is d correct

This question means the form is used as a lookupform to select a value from another table to be used in current table.

The MS/Navision answer is d) because in "rec" is the record the user selected.

In reality also a) would be correct because you can get back the value you need. And sometimes you will need a) because d) is not good enough. (e.g. you want to send some information into the form you want to call)