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I have a fill-in widget that I want to make invisible dynamically at runtime. Assuming that 'wh' is the widget-handle for the fill-in, I have tried: (1) Hide wh. (2) Assign wh:visible = no. Those statements work with buttons, but they don't seem to work with the fill-in. How can I set...

Yes, Martin. That helps. I will look into the appServer. Thanks, Brian:) :)

Thanks, Chris. I read thru those threads. It seems many ask what I asked. However, at a gut-level, I sensed an appreciation for the Progress 4GL more than for the database. Actually, the 4GL is the unusual part to me. I have been developing since 1980. I've worked on large IBM mainframes...

Thanks for your reply. From your comments I would conclude that the reason to use Progress is mainly one of cost rather than technology. As I have never had to buy Progress I have no idea what Progress licensing costs. I do know that I can get full-blown Oracle enterprise for Linux for free...

No Replies in 17 reads: Chicken-Sh#ts Hey folks. I'm serious. This is not a Progress-bashing thread. I'm not a one-trick pony. I use many languages to solve real problems. I really want to know when Progress is better suited to the application than other 4GL/SQL solutions. I have no...

Occassionally I work on a large financial application developed in Progress with MS Windows-based clients. I always find myself asking "Why Progress?". I have much experience with Oracle and real sever-based SQL client-server systems. The Progress application I support can be a nightmare in...