Re: How to trap a form save keystroke in an object method ?

2017-05-19 Thread Chuck Miller via 4D_Tech
How about disabling the button until all values are OK. This when you enter a variable or field on form disable and when you exit enable only if pass. Regards Chuck Chuck Miller Voice: (617)

Re: How to trap a form save keystroke in an object method ?

2017-05-18 Thread Kirk Brooks via 4D_Tech
Peter, How about adding a hidden button to trap for Enter key strokes? I run all my active objects into a single project method (the 'form controller' I like to talk about). So I'd have that button call the form controller and handle the save code the same way the normal save event would process.

Re: How to trap a form save keystroke in an object method ?

2017-05-18 Thread Keith White via 4D_Tech
Does FILTER EVENT work in this context? Or REJECT(field) as someone has already suggested. Best regards Keith White Synergist Express Ltd, UK ** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive:

Re: How to trap a form save keystroke in an object method ?

2017-05-18 Thread Koen Van Hooreweghe via 4D_Tech
Hi Peter, Are you using the REJECT([table]field) command? Using the field parameter? This should prevent any other object method/form method/automatic action to run. HTH Koen Op 18-mei-2017, om 15:56 heeft Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> het volgende geschreven: >> I think I

Re: How to trap a form save keystroke in an object method ?

2017-05-18 Thread Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech
don't revert the 'Bad" value. Enter : 9 hit On data change : - Alert("The value you entered '9' is invalid.") Goto object(whateveritis called) On Save : Test for bad value(s) - find bad value (from above) Reject reset to good value, or clear On Thu, 18 May 2017 11:29:34 +0200, Peter

Re: How to trap a form save keystroke in an object method ?

2017-05-18 Thread Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech
On Thu, 18 May 2017 03:51:46 +0200, Peter Jakobsson via 4D_Tech wrote: > Hi > > I rarely come across this problem. > > Lets say you have a field with an “On Data Change” object method > which does field level validation that rejects an entry. > > Lets says the form has a default button and

Re: How to trap a form save keystroke in an object method ?

2017-05-18 Thread Peter Jakobsson via 4D_Tech
On 18 May 2017, at 05:50, Jody Bevan via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > Get rid of the auto save action. Then you can handle what ever situations you > need to. We have not used auto action buttons for 25 years. Hi Jody I have actually done that. It isn’t the problem here though - the

Re: How to trap a form save keystroke in an object method ?

2017-05-17 Thread Jody Bevan via 4D_Tech
Peter. Get rid of the auto save action. Then you can handle what ever situations you need to. We have not used auto action buttons for 25 years. Sincerely Jody Bevan > On May 17, 2017, at 19:51, Peter Jakobsson via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > wrote: > > Hi > > I rarely come across this

How to trap a form save keystroke in an object method ?

2017-05-17 Thread Peter Jakobsson via 4D_Tech
Hi I rarely come across this problem. Lets say you have a field with an “On Data Change” object method which does field level validation that rejects an entry. Lets says the form has a default button and the user clicked the “Big Enter” key (on the numeric keypad) which invokes a ‘save’