Dennis and Alastair, Autoskip is off.
When I set the MaxLength to 60 for TEXT(60), the cursor jumped to the next field at the 60th character. Setting MaxL to 59 for TEXT(60), the cursor stayed put. So my options seemed keep the MaxL 1 char less than the column length or keep MaxL at 60 while changing the column to TEXT(61). Doing this must avoid an END OF LINE command at the last character which would jump to the next TAB setting. Tried this on other forms with various TEXT settings and it worked the same way. Tom Frederick President/CEO Elm City Center 1314 W Walnut Jacksonville, IL 62650 W- 217-245-9504 F - 217-245-2350 E - [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dennis McGrath Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 11:24 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Jumping Fields Did you try a max length of 60? That would make more sense. You shouldn't have to lose the ability to enter the last character. Dennis McGrath Software Developer QMI Security Solutions 1661 Glenlake Ave Itasca IL 60143 630-980-8461 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Frederick Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 11:20 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Jumping Fields Yesterday I wrote about the cursor jumping to the next field when the 60th character of a TEXT(60) was hit and changing info at the next field. Got several suggestions and tried many combos of PROPERTY commands. This morning I used Object Inspector to change the field's MaxLength to 59 and... success with no EEPs. Type all you want and once the 59th character is hit the computer beeps and the cursor stays in the TEXT(60) field. Hit TAB or ENTER and the cursor moves to the next field as expected. Too simple. I tend to have users use the mouse to move around a screen so they can go anywhere in any order, so I might eventually turn the TAB/ENTER options off for TEXT fields. So far this simple change works. The R:Base learning curve/options just keeps rolling. Tom Frederick President/CEO Elm City Center 1314 W Walnut Jacksonville, IL 62650 W- 217-245-9504 F - 217-245-2350 E - [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
