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    Field Rule Post Does Not Work

    I have a form on built on a table called transaction. I have a field rule that posts from transaction to a table called pickers. When I change a record on the form, the posting rule does not work. If I go to the default browse of transaction and make a change, the field rule post works. Any ideas?
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    #2
    Re: Field Rule Post Does Not Work

    it appears to be with a calculated field. What is the timing of a calculated field versus a post to another table?

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      #3
      Re: Field Rule Post Does Not Work

      On a form, why can you not :
      put a button with action script to set a field value, calculate another field value for the same table, and post the calculated field value to another table using a field posting rule for the first table?

      See sample for details.

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        #4
        Re: Field Rule Post Does Not Work

        I must not have followed the sequence you meant cause the post field rule seemed to fire just fine when I pushed your button. What am I missing?

        What does step 1 in Scenario 2 mean for us to actually do?

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          #5
          Re: Field Rule Post Does Not Work

          Nothing more than to observe what the script does. Which is the same thing you would do manually. When I do these same series of events, the calculated value of qoh*price does not get posted to the imu_value table. The qoh and the price fields do, but the value field is blank.

          First table IMU. 4 fields.

          pn user entered
          qoh user entered
          price user entered
          value calculated by qoh*price

          field rules to post/replace qoh, price, value in IMU_VALUE.

          Second table IMU_VALUE

          same 4 fields. all user entered, no field rules.


          If i go into the default browse for imu and make changes using the f3 key, make the changes to qoh and price, press f9 to save it works. All values are calculated and posted correctly. Which is the exact same scenario as 1 on the form, which works.

          But on the form, button1 does 3 things.

          1. it sends f3 to the form to place the form in change.
          2. it sets field values for qoh to 2 and price to 3.33
          3. it sends f9 to the form to save changes.

          All of these steps work correctly. However, while the calculated field in the imu table called value is calculated correctly, it is not posted to the value field in the imu_value table.

          It fails every time. I found this on another database.

          Could this be some sort of a timing issue?

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            #6
            Re: Field Rule Post Does Not Work

            The button seems to be working fine. Have you forgotten that the button script sets both QOH and PRICE field values before committing the record? Whatever QOH and Price field values are entered by the user get overwritten. The calc field result is 6.66 because the inputs are always 2 * 3.33

            If I'm missing something, furnish a keystroke by keystroke list of steps for us to follow.

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              #7
              Re: Field Rule Post Does Not Work

              add a button to the form and paste this script in the on_push event.

              sys_send_keys("{F3}")
              topparent:Qoh.activate()
              sys_send_keys("2")
              sys_send_keys("{tab}")
              sys_send_keys("2.55")
              sys_send_keys("{F9}")

              this makes believe the problem has something to do with the set field values command.

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                #8
                Re: Field Rule Post Does Not Work

                yes that is correct. But, look at the imu_value table after pressing button1. the calculated field "value" does not get posted.

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                  #9
                  Re: Field Rule Post Does Not Work

                  I would think that pressing button1 this should happen:

                  1. send {F3} to the form to put it in change mode.
                  2. set value of qoh to 2 and price to 3.33, calculate value at 2*3.33=6.66.
                  3. send {F9} to form to save record and post to imu_value.

                  qoh and price get posted. value does not, it remains 0.

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                    #10
                    Re: Field Rule Post Does Not Work

                    the above script does the very same thing, except it is key stroke for keystroke what you would do if you were doing it from the keyboard.

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                      #11
                      Re: Field Rule Post Does Not Work

                      Alan,

                      I open the form.

                      I push the button to reset (zero out) all the field values in imu_value table.

                      I enter 3 in QOH.

                      I enter 4 in PRICE

                      I push the button to do the post.

                      Field values on screen get changed:
                      QOH becomes 2
                      Price becomes 3.33

                      I examine table imu_value and I see the attached.

                      what am I missing? it seems to be working fine.

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                        #12
                        Re: Field Rule Post Does Not Work

                        Set 'Value' property of multiple objects in Form 'imu' .
                        parentform:Price.value = 3.33
                        parentform:Qoh.value = 2

                        'Save record in current form.
                        topparent.commit()

                        This script does NOT work either, the calculated field does NOT post.

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                          #13
                          Re: Field Rule Post Does Not Work

                          press button1.

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                            #14
                            Re: Field Rule Post Does Not Work

                            1. reset everything to 0 by pressing the button.
                            2. press button1.

                            observe imu_value.

                            qoh=2
                            price=3.33
                            value=0

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                              #15
                              Re: Field Rule Post Does Not Work

                              I'll check. (this is why I requested keystroke by keystroke instructions)

                              Later...
                              I see the problem, but have run out of time. Maybe someone else can suggest an explanation.
                              Last edited by Tom Cone Jr; 09-03-2008, 08:07 AM.

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