Table of Contents

The KNODA scripting tutorial

1. The various actions

2. General object methods- the class hk_visible

3. Data sensitive methods

Objects of type hk_dsvisible - the class hk_datasource

Objects of type hk_dsdatavisible - the class hk_column

Objects of type hk_presentation - forms and reports

Handling forms

Handling reports

4. using hk_classes as a Python module

hk_drivermanager

hk_connection

hk_database

5. Tips and tricks

How to display the data

How to execute a query

How to create a table

How to create a calculated value field

How to use the last inserted value as a default for the next row that will be inserted

How to define macros

How to format numbers

How to print rows in alternating colours

How to set the focus in a form

How to react on pressed keys

How to load a file content into a field using a filedialog

How to add or modify data, copy data between 2 datasources etc.

How to load a subform