fieldmarking question?

Thu, 15 May 2003 15:17:13 -0400

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I don't know if it would help, but there is a MARK/NOMARK option on the
FIELD statement, that might also do what you want.

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From: Thomson, Martyn EDUC:EX [mailto:Martyn.Thomson@gems1.gov.bc.ca]
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 1:15 PM
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Subject: fieldmarking question?

I have a screen that uses the fieldmark action - 

actionmenu label "Modify" action fieldmark menukey "M" 

It enables the client to arrow from label to label and then hit ENTER to
access the field they wish to change.
If the field statement has the "nochange" option, they get the message
"Can't change the specified field(s)".
My question is - is there any way I can make access to a field conditional
in this scenario (i.e "nochange if..."
aka "entry if")?
I can't see a field option or anywhere I could add code to intercept this.
There's no generated modify procedure 
I could tweak. I could put a test in the input procedure, but I want to make
the field appear unavailable rather 
than generate an error message after the event.
Is this at all possible?? is there an alternative approach?
The only alternative I see and want to avoid is to move everything but the
key input field to a subscreen and 
have 2 lookalike versions of the subscreen - one for each result of the
conditional test.
Martyn Thomson
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I don't know if it would help, but there is a =
MARK/NOMARK option on the FIELD statement, that might also do what you =
want.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Thomson, Martyn EDUC:EX [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:Martyn.Thomson@gems1.gov.bc.ca">mailto:Martyn.Thomson@gem=
s1.gov.bc.ca</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 1:15 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: POWERHOUSE NEW (E-mail)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: fieldmarking question?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I have a screen that uses the fieldmark action - =
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>actionmenu label &quot;Modify&quot; action fieldmark =
menukey &quot;M&quot; </FONT>
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It enables the client to arrow from label to label =
and then hit ENTER to
 access the field they wish to change.
 If the field statement has the &quot;nochange&quot; =
option, they get the message
 &quot;Can't change the specified =
field(s)&quot;.
 My question is - is there any way I can make access =
to a field conditional
 in this scenario (i.e &quot;nochange =
if...&quot;
 aka &quot;entry if&quot;)?
 I can't see a field option or anywhere I could add =
code to intercept this.
 There's no generated modify procedure 
 I could tweak. I could put a test in the input =
procedure, but I want to make
 the field appear unavailable rather 
 than generate an error message after the =
event.
 Is this at all possible?? is there an alternative =
approach?
 The only alternative I see and want to avoid is to =
move everything but the
 key input field to a subscreen and 
 have 2 lookalike versions of the subscreen - one for =
each result of the
 conditional test.
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