Specifications

Running an application
586 InfoMaker
Running a report, form, or pipeline
To run a report, form, or pipeline, you can do any of the following:
• Click its button in the toolbar if you defined a toolbar item for the object.
• Select it from the Objects menu, which lists all reports, forms, or pipelines
in the executable.
If you specified a toolbar button and button text for a report, form, or
pipeline, this text displays instead of the report, form, or pipeline object
name in the Objects menu.
• Click the Reports, Forms, or Pipelines button in the toolbar and select the
item in the resulting dialog box.
What happens when
you run a report or
form
Running a report or form in an executable file is the same as running a report
or a form in InfoMaker.
When a report is retrieving data
The number of rows retrieved displays in MicroHelp and the Retrieve button
changes to a Cancel button. You can click the Cancel button at any time to stop
retrieval.
What happens when
you run a pipeline
When you run a pipeline in an application, the Pipeline window displays. You
can then execute the pipeline manually or specify delayed execution.
Advanced users of the application can redefine a pipeline object if you provide
them information about how to do this.
For information about executing a pipeline and redefining a pipeline object in
the application, see “Using a pipeline in an application” on page 587.
For more information
For information about previewing reports, see “Using the Preview view of a
report” on page 200.
For information about running forms that use built-in InfoMaker form styles,
see “Working with forms” on page 523.
For information about running forms using a style created by a PowerBuilder
developer at your organization, see the developer.