Re: Forms 4.5 question

Katherine Sargent Myer wrote:
>
> In the form I am working on, I have several blocks, each on its own
> canvas. I would like to have the same named field in more than one block,
> as the tables we're creating them from have a few of the same fields in
> several tables (not our preference, but the client's). When I try to run
> the form, I get the following error:
>
> FRM-30015 Ambiguous item name PLAN_CODE.
> LOV PLAN_CODE_LOV
> FOrm: FLINT
> FRM-30085 Unable to adjust form for output.
>
> PLAN_CODE is a field I have in several tables, so it is in multiple
> blocks. Is there any reason I can't name it the same thing? (When I change
> the names to make them distinct, there's no problem)
>
> Also, is there any good online help or an FAQ somewhere so I don't post
> here for every little question I have?
>
> Thanks,
> Katie MYer
>
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Katie,
Make sure that you prefix each reference to a field with the block name, i.e. :block1.foo, :block2.foo, etc. This provides a unique name for each field.

Martin Bronstein Received on Tue Jul 22 1997 - 00:00:00 CEST