Re: Forms 3.0 - disable user input

analyst_user_at_my-dejanews.com wrote:
: I'm using Forms 3.0 and I have a form with 2 blocks.
: The first block is a query block. The second block is populated from a
: cursor.

: The user is able to go to the second block and scroll up and down
: through the rows of the cursor.

: The problem is that when the user types in something the data in the
: field is overwritten. How can I make it so the user can only scroll
: through the data and not be able to type over anything?

Set all the fields to be non-enterable and non-updateable and then add an extra enterable control field with a width of one character. This field is the one enterable field needed in the block. If you want you could also set the non-echoed attribute of this field.

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