Server version 7.6.04 or 8.1.00 (both act the same on this) Situation: Using a Display Only form as a main push/pull control center for creating and manipulating records on an underlying table.
Techniques used: hiding or revealing various sections of the form using panels and Active Links that cascade when focus is set to a main tab. In other words, when someone hits a button or changes a value and panels need to be hidden or revealed, the final action in the AL is a Set Fields to set focus to the main tab, which then fires a cascade of hide/reveal AL's for each panel on the form. Requirement: Present users with an Attachment pool of 5 fields to allow them to also add/remove attachments when the form is created or later updated in this control panel. Problem: Attachment pool was added and properly configured at the pool and the individual field levels, but the root problem is that Attachment Pool objects do not "turn on" their add/delete buttons when the form is in Query mode, which is the default mode for a Display Only form when opened. Problem 2: Using a run process to set the form to create mode ruins the AL technique described above because all panels being revealed by refreshing the table/tab results in prompt asking if the current record should be saved. Question: How to get an Attachment Pool to turn on the default Add/Delete etc buttons while the Display Only form is in the default query mode. Disclaimer: Yes, I know I can use Run Process to add/remove attachments using additional buttons and pop-up windows , but that kinda defeats the purpose of having an attachment pool on the form and real-estate in that area is tight enough as is without putting additional buttons besides each attachment field line. _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
