Example 17: Using Ledger Object to display Ledger help-list

This program shows how you can display Ledger Name and Closing balances in HELP facility in a your TDL forms.

;; Modify the "Gateway of Tally" menu and Add a new option "Ledger Help" [#Menu: GatewayOfTally] ;;Please note that the actions used here is CREATE and not DISPLAY as ;;User-input has to be enabled Add: Item : Ledger Help : Create : rptLedger ;;Report definition [Report: rptLedger] Form: frmLedger ;;Form definition [Form: frmLedger] Part: prtMyPart1 Width: 70% screen Height: 50% screen ;;Part definition [Part: prtMyPart1] Line: lnMyLine1 ;;Line definition [Line: lnMyLine1] ;;Short Prompt is a field defined in default TDL. Hence, it is just added to this line ;;but is not defined in this TDL. Fields: Short Prompt, fldLedgerName ;;Modifies the field 'Short Prompt' locally Local: Field: Short Prompt: Set As: "Ledger Name:" ;;Field definition [Field: fldLedgerName] ;;Inherit from the default TDL field 'Name Field' Use: Name Field ;;Field type Type: String ;;This displays the Ledger help-list in a Table format Table: My Ledgers ;;Display the Help-list Table always ShowTable: Always ;;Variable to hold user-input Variable: varLedgerName ;;Define a Collection named 'My Ledgers' which is used in the 'fldLedgerName' field ;;definition wherein the Table attribute displays the Collection data. [Collection: My Ledgers] ;;Collection is based on Internal Object LEDGER which is defined in default TDL Type: Ledger ;;Specify the format/width of Columns required in Help-List Format: $Name, 30 Format: $ClosingBalance,15 ;;This will display Phone Number ;;Format: $LedgerPhone ;;Local Variable definiton [Variable: varLedgerName] Type: String

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