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Prevent user from entering data in an updateable field. (WEB)

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    Prevent user from entering data in an updateable field. (WEB)

    Detail view is editble
    Update/edit are lookup from a product list.

    >In properties:
    >>Name/ description /cost / amount are updatable

    >on page:
    >>selecting a Name fills in Name /description /cost and amount.
    >>User plugs in a qty.

    So far so good....

    How can I prevent a user from changing cost and amount?

    When Name/ qty /cost / amount are updatable - it fills and updates fine
    Kill updatable on either field and, they don't update (no surprise)

    I have tried every field setting in the properties and cannot find the correct "switch".....assuming one exists!
    David Shaw
    Manager of Media Services and User Support
    Cleveland Museum of Art
    Cleveland, Ohio

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    Re: Prevent user from entering data in an updateable field. (WEB)

    There is nothing in Alpha to prevent this from happening. The fields have to be editable in order to allow the values to be brought over from the source table. However, you can resolve the issue. There is an HTML property named READONLY. I have to dig up how I implemented this, and test if it works in both IE and Firefox, but essentially you append the READONLY property to the Input tag associated with the fields you don't want edited.

    Google HTML READONLY for review, and I'll find my code later today.
    Steve Wood
    See my profile on IADN

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      Re: Prevent user from entering data in an updateable field. (WEB)

      I don't know if this helps or not, but in the detail view fields, I changed the field type of cost to 'label' and that made it so it couldn't be updated. Is it a dialog or grid?

      just tested on a dialog and I see your dilemma. please disregard my post.
      Last edited by eboughey1; 12-10-2008, 12:49 PM.
      Up and coming Alphaholic ;)

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        Re: Prevent user from entering data in an updateable field. (WEB)

        It is a grid (with detail)

        if you do that though, a lookup will not populate that (those) fields.

        The scheme is to lookup an employee (or client on other pages) and have it fill in further details like department and phone etc.

        I appreciate that reply, and I noticed a new post with a similar question.

        For the time being, I changed the color scheme of the textbox so it "blends in", hoping that, during tests, no one will try to change the data.

        I have a new issue crop up, so I will be - yup - new post.

        Dave
        David Shaw
        Manager of Media Services and User Support
        Cleveland Museum of Art
        Cleveland, Ohio

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          #5
          Re: Prevent user from entering data in an updateable field. (WEB)

          Did you try the READONLY method I suggested?
          Steve Wood
          See my profile on IADN

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            Re: Prevent user from entering data in an updateable field. (WEB)

            Steve - I'm sorry no I have not has a free moment since you passsed along that suggestion. I will certainly post my results (or lack of) when i can do an honest experiment.

            Right now, I am trying to figure out how a project that was working (see "process" post) now fails to add the ID to the grid detail or DBF - The other entries do (verified by desktop view) but not the auto entered ID. [DO NOT REPLY HERE]



            Thanks, I'll keep you posted (via post!)
            David Shaw
            Manager of Media Services and User Support
            Cleveland Museum of Art
            Cleveland, Ohio

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              Re: Prevent user from entering data in an updateable field. (WEB)

              The HTML READONLY method works great when using IE but does not work with Firefox or Google Chrome. I'm hoping there is a method that works with those browsers.

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                Re: Prevent user from entering data in an updateable field. (WEB)

                Hi,

                I now have this requirement too.

                I have a textbox with a lookup. The lookup auto-populates textbox 1 (visible) and textbox2 (hidden). When a user types in the details in textbox1, textbox2 does not automatically get completed. So i think the best thing to do is disable manual input for textbox1. The other alternative is to get textbox2 to auto populate after manual input, if thats possible.

                Can anyone please explain how i would implement this method (sample code preferable) or any other workable method.

                Thanks,

                Denis

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                  Re: Prevent user from entering data in an updateable field. (WEB)

                  OK this works.

                  you have a grid you are looking up.

                  you have a grid you are populating based in the lookup of the above grid.

                  you are adding records and or editing record in this grid on a successful lookup.

                  so

                  just make the grid as normal using text box

                  make a calculated fileld called "look" make it = "" in the Query(DBF) component type.

                  you will need a blank field in your data table you can call this look as well and it need only be 1 character.

                  'look' will be the field you use to base your lookup on, so place it in the added field column in the detail view. This should also be a text box 1 char in length.

                  do the normal lookup definition and lookup window information.

                  this is where you need to include 'look' (variable) and have it use the sourcefield we made in the table called look. (it really does nothing but a field used as the basis of the lookup must be updated).

                  Don't include the qty field in the above.

                  Now check everything works.


                  It will still let you change all fields, confirm this works.

                  Now the trick, just set all the selected fields except look and qty to label.

                  It will now work. And you will not be able to enter data over the data.

                  Peter

                  PS: it seems there is a dfference between editable and updatable.
                  Last edited by peteconway; 04-23-2009, 08:51 PM. Reason: update
                  Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
                  Albert Einstein, (attributed)
                  US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)

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                    Re: Prevent user from entering data in an updateable field. (WEB)

                    Peter,

                    Thats great thanks.

                    Now how would i achieve the same for a textbox field with a lookup in a dialog?

                    Thanks,

                    Denis

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