Data Entry field control

[Michael Rowan]

You could ry:

Do $ctarget.$assign(FIELDNAME)

or  Do $ctarget.$assign(FIELDREF) ; where FIELDREF is an item ref to the
wanted field.

in your insert method.
(not tested, from memory)

HTH

Mike

On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 9:17 PM, GZiemann <gzieman54 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I’m getting re-acquainted with Omnis after being away for several years
> and have forgotten how to do a basic task.
>
> How do you control the active field when creating a new record? My usual
> Insert method is:
>
> (do some prep work, like setting main file, set read/write files, etc)
> Clear main file
> Redraw
> Enter data
> If flag true
>         Prepare for insert with current values
>         Update files
> End if
>
> If I was entering data in a record before I start my Insert method, the
> active field is always whatever field I was last in before I started the
> Insert method.
> I know the secret is in Queue set current field, but wherever I put it, it
> doesn’t seem to work.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
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