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    form resynch

    Apparently this is not a new issue. I am not able to get a form to resynch to the current record at the end of entering a new record. The form is based on a single table and has a button that executes a script that gets a new lead number from a seperate table and adds a new record with this number in the form's table. After the record is added, the form is re-displayed but will not synch to the new record. Below is the code for the button to get a lead number and add a new record:

    'Date Created: 18-Jan-2009 11:53:41 AM
    'Last Updated: 13-Feb-2009 09:08:30 AM
    'Created By : Owner
    'Updated By : Al Mondoux
    'Get unique sequential Lead number
    '02/12/09 Al Mondoux

    vTries = 0
    form.close()

    Start:
    on error goto HandleError
    dim t as p = table.open("LeadNumbers",FILE_RW_EXCLUSIVE)
    dim t1 as p = table.open("Leads")
    t1.index_primary_put("Leadno")
    dim shared vLNO1 as c

    t.fetch_last()
    vLNO = t.LeadNoSeq + 1
    vLNO1 = left(t.LeadNo,2) + str(vLNO,0)
    t.enter_begin()
    t.LeadNoSeq = vLNO
    t.LeadNo = vLNO1
    t.DateOpen = Date()
    t.TimeOpen = time("0h:0m:0s:2")
    t.enter_end(.t.)

    t1.enter_begin()
    t1.leadno = t.LeadNo
    t1.LeadDate = t.DateOpen
    t1.enter_end(.t.)

    vleadno = vLNO1


    t1.fetch_find(vLeadno)

    'f = form.load("Lead")
    this.Resynch()
    this.show()
    this.activate()
    goto Done


    HandleError:

    if vTries < 8
    vTries = Vtries + 1
    else
    goto Retry
    end if
    goto start

    Retry:
    vRetry = ui_msg_box("Error","Cannot get Lead Number at this time. Do you want to retry?",ui_yes_no)
    if vRetry = ui_yes_selected
    vTries = 0
    goto Start
    else
    goto Done
    end if

    Done:


    Any help on this is greatly appreciated.
    Last edited by amondoux; 02-13-2009, 11:19 AM. Reason: noted change in the script code. Remarked out the form.close() statement. Did not fix.
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    #2
    Re: form resynch

    Al,
    Code:
    this.Resynch()
this.show()
this.activate()
    If the preceding code is what you have tried, what else have you tried?? As you stated, the issue has been around for quite some time and many more methods have been suggested than just this one.

    For instance, if I was to use the "this." syntax I would want to make sure that "this" is actually referencing the form/browse as maybe it is still a pointer to the button being pressed. Have you tried parentform, topparent, form/browse explicit name????

    Also the .resynch() function only works when in view mode and I see no checking of that....or even just having a .commit() prior will place in view mode.

    Have you tried activating the form/browse and then resynch? Tried .repaint() ?, Refresh_layout() ?, ...........

    Also noticed you used this.show() which usually would mean that you had hidden the form prior...true ? (No mention of this).

    Hopefully this gives you a few more ideas ...
    Mike
    __________________________________________
    It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.
    It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
    Henry David Thoreau
    __________________________________________



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      #3
      Re: form resynch

      Thanks for the reply. I have tried some of your suggestions, but some of your comments have given me a lot more avenues to explore. I will let you know what the outcome is. I won't be able to do much on this for a few days as the workflow this was intended to control has increased and I will have to continue fighting fires until things settle down a bit. Good problem though.

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        #4
        Re: form resynch

        I second Mike's comments about the 'this' pointer. It is pointing to the object from which the code is run.

        In addition the t1 pointer is pointing to a newly opened instance of the Leads table which the form knows nothing about. After entering the new record you do a fetch_find on t1 but the form does not know what record that is and you aren't telling it anywhere. I believe a resynch() won't help either because t1 is still in its own session. So the resynch won't cause the form's session to take on the record pointer of t1.

        The first thing I would try is to use t1 = table.current() to get a pointer to the session of the table supporting the form. Now resynch() might actually be effective if it is still necessary. And change the pointer to the form from 'this' to topparent.
        Tim Kiebert
        Eagle Creek Citrus
        A complex system that does not work is invariably found to have evolved from a simpler system that worked just fine.

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          #5
          Re: form resynch

          I do this same thing a lot - here is how I got around it - When you post to the external table, make the next command where you create a variable with that record_no that is in your current table, close(saving first) and reopen that table using a filter to that new variable. The open and close are so quick, that it looks the same as a refresh and you always get the correct record.

          Hope this helps
          I use action scripting a lot and using action sripting it would be set variable to external table

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