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It was great to see an article discussing the strengths of Developer/2000: "Oracle's Web-Footed Friend" (June Reviews). However, I'd like to correct one statement made about the frame object, which is used by the Layout wizard to modify the layout. By default, the frame does have a visual border, but this can be turned off by selecting the frame in the Layout Editor, selecting Line Color from the palette, and choosing No Line. The frame's borde
r will disappear and will be replaced by blue dashed lines representing the extent of the frame. These resemble blue drafting lines found on engineering or architecture drawings and do not show up in the form at run time.
John Cobb
Development Manager
That is correct. To clarify my point
, if you delete the frame instead of making the line transparent through the Line Color tool, you lose any ability to revise the block using the new wizards, which can lead to other problems with maintenance. Never delete the frame, just turn it off. --Robert J. Muller
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