Obtaining input without a form

Sometimes you don't want to use an entire form to get user input. Dialog boxes are not a substitute for forms, but they work just fine for quick input.

How to do it...

1. Create a new codeunit from Object Designer.

2. Add the following global variables:

   Name	Type	Subtype	Length
   Customer	Record	Customer
   CustomerNo	Code		20
   Window	Dialog

3. Add the following code to the OnRun trigger of the codeunit:

   Window.OPEN('Customer No: #1####################');
   Window.INPUT(1, CustomerNo);
   Window.CLOSE;
   IF Customer.GET(CustomerNo) THEN
   MESSAGE('Customer Name: %1', Customer.Name)
   ELSE
   MESSAGE('No customer found!);
   

4. Save and close the codeunit.

How it works...

The first line of code opens an input dialog window that looks like one shown in the following screenshot:

The next line lets the user input a value and stores it in the CustomerNo variable. The dialog window then closes and the result can be used later in code.

There's more...

As you can tell from the input window, dialogs...