Re: forms 4.5: using SYSTEM.TRIGGER_ITEM

Yeah, you're right. What was I thinking?

Pete Kolton <peter.kolton_at_nspmbtinternet.com> wrote in message news:82qinf$3bb$1_at_supernews.com...
> > v_current_item_name := NAME_IN(:system.trigger_item);
> > /*
> > ** The above line will return the block.item of the current item,
> > ** so if the cursor is on :EMP.EMP_NAME, the value of
> > ** v_current_item_name will be 'EMP.EMP_NAME'
> > */
>
>
> You don't want to use NAME_IN here.
> This will copy the *contents* of the item into v_current_item_name.
>
> If the item is EMP.EMP_NAME and it contains the values 'FRED'...
>
> v_current_item_name := :system.trigger_item
> puts EMP.EMP_NAME into v_current_item_name
>
> v_current_item_name := NAME_IN(:system.trigger_item)
> puts FRED into v_current_item_name
>
>
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Received on Fri Dec 10 1999 - 16:41:44 CET