Button Enable Field Command

[phillfri]

I have a text field (PICID) on a form called "Matter".

The PICID text box is NOT checked as "Write Once - Disable after save".

PICID uses a Get Value From command to pull text from a Settings file field (EmployeeInfo).

When the Matter form opens, retrieves EmployeeInfo and PICID is grayed out/not accessible.

I assume this is a result of using the Get Value command?

But is this "protection" that is applied due to the Get Value command the same that is applied when one uses the "Write Once - Disable after save" option?

I really want to set PICID to "Write Once - Disable after Save".

But when I do that, and run Button commands (see below)

I seem to be getting inconsistent/unexplainable results

when I attempt use the Enable Field command to enable PICID.

Would this have something to do with the interaction between

the Enable Field command and the fact that the PICID is

being doubly protected because of (1) the Get Value command it uses

and (2) the "Write Once - Disable after save" option?

My Button on the Matter form has these commands in it.

[1] Save Entry: Matters

[2] Enable Field: Matters/PICID

[3] Go to List: Employees/Default Custom Menu

     In the Custom menu I have 3 commands set up for the "Show Form" (I deleted all other commands in all other custom menu options, except the rBack Action)

     [1] Save Entry: Employees

     [2] Save Entry: Matters

     [3] Return Back - No Check

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[Chris]

Field Enable/Disable

A Field automatically get disabled when:

1) It has a Math Equation that is executed. (All of the values in the equation are valid)

2) When it's marked Write Once and you are viewing a saved entry and it has a valid value.

3) When a Get Value Connection Link is executed.

You can force it disabled with:

1) Button Command Disable

2) Button Command Force Value

My Button on the Matter form has these commands in it.

[1] Save Entry: Matters

Ok - Employees entry loaded from any Searches from Matters

[2] Enable Field: Matters/PICID

Not needed

[3] Go to List: Employees/Default Custom Menu

Context Switch to the list

All new versions for all the forms are loaded.

     In the Custom menu I have 3 commands set up for the "Show Form" (I deleted all other commands in all other custom menu options, except the rBack Action)

Show Form is another Context Switch

All new versions for all the forms are loaded.

Employees form is loaded and any Linked Forms are also loaded based on the entry selected.

     [1] Save Entry: Employees

Employee values saved.

Remote forms are searched and loaded

Any search and puts are saved to remote forms

     [2] Save Entry: Matters

This will cause Matters to search and load remote entries (Possibly the Employees) if you search to that from from matters.

I don't see why this is necessary

     [3] Return Back - No Check

Context Switch

Back to the list, any changes to Employees will show up in the list

Exit the list

Context Switch

Back to your Matters Form, reloading the record from the db and reloading the employees from the db due to the search links

PICD Disabled due to the Get Value

[phillfri]

Thanks for the explanation. Eventually I'll get the hang of how button commands work with context switching :>)

But for now I was able to implement a two button approach using the new Button Math command to create string content.

Albeit, I would still like to work out the use of Lists for picklists, if only for the use of the spy glass search function.

Maybe I'll be able to get it to work as more enhancements are built into the system.

Which brings me to another question that I will post separately because its a different subject.