TrainCat Tutorial - Understanding the Command Buttons

TrainCat - Tutorial Lesson 1
Understanding the Command Buttons

Let's take a moment to talk about the Command Button Group since they are used on most of TrainCat screens. The Command button group actually contains two functional groups; Navigation Buttons and Command Buttons.

Text Buttons

Picture Buttons

Most screens show data that is held within TrainCat's table structure as a record. That is, one record for each item. Navigation buttons allow the user to navigate through the records to be viewed or edited. The screen will automatically enable/disable the navigation buttons depending on where the user is in the file. Navigation Buttons from Left to Right are:

First Item
Previous Item
Next Item
Last Item

The Command Buttons inform TrainCat on what to do with the record that is being displayed. From Left to Right, these buttons are:

Locate an Item(s) by Search Criteria
Print a Report for Displayed Items
Add New Item / Save Edits
Edit Selected Item / Cancel Edits
Delete Selected Item
Exit Screen

The user should notice that when Adding or Editing a record, the Add and Edit buttons change functions and become Save Changes and Abandon Changes respectfully.

Please continue the Tutorial Step #2, Initializing the Active Collection