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    Locking a Record

    Quick Question...

    When a record is completed in my database it is given a "Issued Date".

    I wish to lock a record so that it is read only after the Issued Date field has been added.

    Could anyone please advise the best way to add this feature?

    Thanks

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    Re: Locking a Record

    This should be something that a small amount of time researching would bring an answer to....not meaning to be harsh at all and as a new user to Alpha it is a bit understandable that you may want to use the forum for simple questions instead of researching it yourself. Those of us who try and help others don't want to spoon feed answers but rather would like to try and get others to understand not only Alpha but how to find the answers themselves.

    Anyway!! The form's properties is where readonly is set....and can be done dynamically with code...either with Action Scripting (Get and Set properties) or xbasic (topparent:YourTable.Field.Readonly) using a condition such as topparent:Issued_Date.value<>{}. To get the correct syntax for any field, use the Object Explorer when in design mode.

    I also noticed that you have a space in your field name which should not be done--I suggest using an underscore if needed for readability.

    And please don't let my small rant above deter you from asking questions!! Most here enjoy and learn from solving other's problems.
    Mike
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    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: Locking a Record

      Originally posted by MikeC View Post
      This should be something that a small amount of time researching would bring an answer to....not meaning to be harsh at all and as a new user to Alpha it is a bit understandable that you may want to use the forum for simple questions instead of researching it yourself. Those of us who try and help others don't want to spoon feed answers but rather would like to try and get others to understand not only Alpha but how to find the answers themselves.

      Anyway!! The form's properties is where readonly is set....and can be done dynamically with code...either with Action Scripting (Get and Set properties) or xbasic (topparent:YourTable.Field.Readonly) using a condition such as topparent:Issued_Date.value<>{}. To get the correct syntax for any field, use the Object Explorer when in design mode.

      I also noticed that you have a space in your field name which should not be done--I suggest using an underscore if needed for readability.

      And please don't let my small rant above deter you from asking questions!! Most here enjoy and learn from solving other's problems.
      Mike, I am new to Alpha also and I can tell you first hand that the info you just posted on how to do this is more understandable than anything I have ever found here searching.

      I thank you for that bit of info that now gives me a direction to look at doing something similar. How ever if the above suggestions result in every field being locked on a record then I will be back asking more questions myself.

      So to pre-qualify for future questions about this and other things, I will have searched and searched and searched here and wiki before I ask in a post.

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        Re: Locking a Record

        Originally posted by preston View Post
        I wish to lock a record so that it is read only after the Issued Date field has been added.
        Originally posted by preston View Post
        How ever if the above suggestions result in every field being locked on a record then I will be back asking more questions myself.
        Preston, are you saying that what you first asked about is now not what you want? Please clarify. What Mike suggested will make a form Read Only on particular records but that does not "lock" those records from being changed by other means or from a user having a means of temporarily making the form in question not be read only for those records, e.g., via a password protected button on the form.

        Raymond Lyons

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          #5
          Re: Locking a Record

          Originally posted by Raymond Lyons View Post
          Preston, are you saying that what you first asked about is now not what you want? Please clarify. What Mike suggested will make a form Read Only on particular records but that does not "lock" those records from being changed by other means or from a user having a means of temporarily making the form in question not be read only for those records, e.g., via a password protected button on the form.

          Raymond Lyons

          No, Raymond. I did not start this thread and the original poster was asking about a different use for locking a record.

          What I was saying is that I would suspect that Melvin had searched for answers to his question and not finding any or any that made sense, he started this post only to get jumped on for asking because he did not prerequisite the fact that he may have searched first.

          I am sorry that people like Melvin and I are not super duper experts on formulating the exact search keywords to find if something has all be discussed before. And if we just happen to run across a thread, 9 out of 10 it does not answer the question we may be looking for. Same goes for Wiki. You can search for some things until you are blue in the face and never find anything unless you just happen to know it only comes up if you capitalize it or remove a period. In other words you have to get the search phrase just right or you get nothing.

          So my reply above was just a little rant back at MikeC and to inform him that if I ask a question you can be darn sure I have tried to find the answer for days before I even ask in public. Its all in fun though.

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            #6
            Re: Locking a Record

            Got it. And I agree searching can be very frustrating, both on the forum and in all the various formats the help files are now in. That's one reason I always liked the option of having help files in PDF format as well as all the others. I found searching in PDF help files much less frustrating. But long ago someone decided putting them in PDF format was not worth it (or whatever).

            Raymond Lyons

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              #7
              Re: Locking a Record

              he started this post only to get jumped on for asking
              I was afraid it might be taken as such....and is why I qualified my response to try and mitigate the reaction. My reasoning for even alluding to someone not searching enough in this case is that I know that the answer is not only found in the "User manual" in the help file but also very prevalent in previous threads here on the message board. If someone has not even read the user manual through and through then questions like this are bound to show up.

              But yes, I do understand how difficult it can be to find solutions in Alpha...I can find almost anything I need to but then I spent A LOT of time honing my search skills early on and that is the one thing that has paid off in lessening the learning curve probably the most of anything I have done to date regarding Alpha.
              Mike
              __________________________________________
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              It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
              Henry David Thoreau
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