OnKey for F6 doesn't work

[Arlen]

I have an onkey script to use the function keys F1-F12. F1-F5 and F7-F12 work fine. However F6 will not work. Does F6 have some special use that cannot be overridden?
Here is a small portion of my code:

IF a_user.key.value = "{F5}" THEN
a_user.key.handled = .T.
IF a_user.key.event = "down" THEN
tbl.change_begin()
tbl.TB_TEST_DUE=calc->vdate5
tbl.change_end(.t.)
sys_send_keys("{home}{down}")
END IF
END IF

IF a_user.key.value = "{F6}" THEN
a_user.key.handled = .T.
IF a_user.key.event = "down" THEN
tbl.change_begin()
tbl.TB_TEST_DUE=calc->vdate6
tbl.change_end(.t.)
sys_send_keys("{home}{down}")
END IF
END IF

F5 works but not F6. If I change F6 to ctrl-F6 it works okay but I would much prefer to use just F6. Any ideas?

[martinwcole]

Re: OnKey for F6 doesn't work

you cannot trap F1 or F6

[Tbaker]

Re: OnKey for F6 doesn't work

Look here

http://msgboard.alphasoftware.com/al...ghlight=F6+key

Tom

[Arlen]

Re: OnKey for F6 doesn't work

Thanks everyone for the quick reply! I had done a search on the forum but missed the answers that were already posted.

[MoGrace]

Re: OnKey for F6 doesn't work

you cannot trap F1 or F6

Is this still true in v11? Because the documentation and wiki help shows the F1 key able to be trapped. However I can't seem to get it to work.

if (a_user.key.value = "{F1}") then
	a_user.key.handled = .t.
	if (a_user.key.event = "down") then
                b_help.activate()
		b_help.push()
	end if
end if

[martinwcole]

Re: OnKey for F6 doesn't work

have you tried it in V11, for F1? if so, does it work?
I doubt the F6 key will work, even back in 4.0 it didn't (circa late 1998)

[MoGrace]

Re: OnKey for F6 doesn't work

Hi Martin,
It is the F1 key I tried (above), as well as the F2 in v11. I am also having trouble with record list drop down combo boxes. All things that were working in v10.5... I'm still looking for other errors in my form. But the drop down was causing the look up table to remain open. When I changed that to a simple list the open table error went away.

They ought to let someone beta test the help documentation...if these errors are that old!

Edit: Also when I saved the combo box to the control library it threw a 'class' error when I tried to use one that was working onto another form.

[Tom Cone Jr]

Re: OnKey for F6 doesn't work

Robin,

Documentation errors can (and should) be reported using the formal bug report sequence.

[MoGrace]

Re: OnKey for F6 doesn't work

Tom I think the problem with saving the control library objects anyway, may be that they must be created in v11. I am bringing my apps from v10.5 into v11 and think the drop down problem might be stemming from that as I am redesigning existing forms from an older version. I will try it on a new form and if the drop down doesn't work then I will report it.