Re: How to fire an alert if field is DISABLED?

From: Luc Bosman <l.bosman_at_wanadoo.be>
Date: 2000/06/21
Message-ID: <rgr0lsc59kosl12a953929n8tleo86m2jb_at_4ax.com>#1/1


On Tue, 20 Jun 2000 21:03:59 GMT, Richard Hollingsworth <william.hollingsworth_at_hsv.boeing.com> wrote:

>Hi.
>
>Forms 5.0 / Oracle 8.0.5 / WIndows NT 4.0
>
>On my form, I set the field's property ENABLED to 'No' so a typical user
>CANNOT get to it. Only user Mike Sutton can change this field.
>
>Ok, I tied an alert to the field so that when a user clicks on it, the
>alert fires.
>
>Only problem is, evidently, when the field is disabled, it ignores mouse
>clicks, so my "WHEN-MOUSE-CLICK" trigger never fires.
>
>How would you fire an alert on a field that is disabled?
>
>Here is my current (non-working) code....
>

Workaround: don't use the enabled property. Set the item ti updateable false and change his visual attribute to something showing it.

-- 
Luc Bosman
DEV/2000 Software Engineer
Database and Network Administrator
l.bosman_at_wanadoo.be
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