Editable field in a non-editable form

sarmig

Hello.

I need to make a field editable, but that field is on a non-editable form.

I've tried the most obvious options: setting the editable property of the field to "Yes", placing the line
CurrForm.EDITABLE(TRUE);

on the OnActivate trigger of the form, and yet, that field is still not editable.

Is there any other way to change the editable property?

mohana_cse06

Is the editable property set to YES in form?

Check whether it is setting false some where else after your code..

sarmig

Yes, the form property is also set to "Yes".

mohana_cse06

Then I hope somewhere in the down the track the field editable property is set to fasel.
please check that..

sarmig

I tried to debug, and the editable property is never set to false. Only to true...

mohana_cse06

BTW, which form and field you are talking
What about the other fields in the form?

sarmig

I suppose it's a custom form (form 50061, links to the 50022 table).

It's a form that's supposed to be non-editable, since it's just a history form.

We have another form, the one currently used to input the data, exactly like this one, but that one is completely editable (50056, which also links to the 50022 table).

kriki

If it is a list-form, check if the tablebox has property Editable=Yes

Check if the field in the table has property Editable=Yes. In a form the value "<Yes>" is NOT the same as "Yes". The "<Yes>" just means:take the value from the table.

sarmig

I already tried what I found in this topic

viewtopic.php?t=24881

I don't think it's a list form, because it's more like a header...

I changed all of the <Yes> to Yes and it's still non-editable...

mohana_cse06

kriki wrote:

Check if the field in the table has property Editable=Yes

May not be this, if editable property is set to No in table and we tried to make it to editable through coding
CurrForm.Field.EDITABLE(TRUE);
Then it will through

The control XXX cannot be edited, because the underlying database field cannot be edited.

sarmig

Already tried via the properties and through coding...

It just doesn't become editable...

I even tried to create the field anew, but it's created already as non-editable...

mohana_cse06

sarmig wrote:

I don't think it's a list form, because it's more like a header...

You should check editable property in 3 places.
Form
TabControl
Field.(may not be in your case)

sarmig

I got it. I was forgetting the tab control properties...

Thanks a lot!!!

mohana_cse06

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