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Pre-Insert trigger doesn't fire [message #426310]

Wed, 14 October 2009 18:27

secchan20
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Registered: April 2005

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Hi,
I added pre-insert trigger in form level and block level to pop up my message (only for testing purpose at this point). However, it doesn't always fire even when a record is inserted by when-button-pressed or key-commit trigger. Why? Is it supposed to fire on particular "insert" only?
Any advice is appreciated.

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Re: Pre-Insert trigger doesn't fire [message #426391 is a reply to message #426310]

Thu, 15 October 2009 04:04

cookiemonster
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Registered: September 2008
Location: Rainy Manchester

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Try removing the one at form level - it makes no sense to have a pre-insert trigger at that level.
Pre-insert on a datablock always fires when a record is inserted from that datablock.
It doesn't fire if you code an INSERT statement.

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Re: Pre-Insert trigger doesn't fire [message #426474 is a reply to message #426391]

Thu, 15 October 2009 11:12

secchan20
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I will try your advice, and I didn't know if won't fire with INSERT statement... Thank you.

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Re: Pre-Insert trigger doesn't fire [message #426483 is a reply to message #426310]

Thu, 15 October 2009 16:21

fredg
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Registered: October 2009
Location: NZ

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hi dude, i was asking a similar query in this forum a couple days ago then figured out by Littlefoot's help.

Try removing trigger in form level and then moving your script from PRE-INSERT to WHEN-CREATE-RECORD in Data block level.

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Re: Pre-Insert trigger doesn't fire [message #426484 is a reply to message #426483]

Thu, 15 October 2009 16:33

secchan20
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Thank you fredg. I will try to remove pre-insert from form level. When-create-record may not work as I want to prevent user from inserting a new record with null value in one field and thought that pre-insert seems to be right place. I want to avoid altering table to make the field "not null" as some existing old records have null values.

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Re: Pre-Insert trigger doesn't fire [message #426488 is a reply to message #426484]

Thu, 15 October 2009 18:03

fredg
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Registered: October 2009
Location: NZ

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hi dude, the PRE-INSERT will be invoked once you click "SAVE" on toolbar,and the WHEN-CREATE-RECORD can be invoked when you click "Insert record" on toolbar.

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Re: Pre-Insert trigger doesn't fire [message #426519 is a reply to message #426310]

Fri, 16 October 2009 04:00

cookiemonster
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Registered: September 2008
Location: Rainy Manchester

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Just to clarify.
WHEN-CREATE-RECORD fires when the datablock creates a new blank record for you to insert data into.
PRE-INSERT fires before forms inserts that record into the database. Note that if you ever use the post command this will fire it, it doesn't have to be commit.

What you need here is PRE-INSERT.

That said the ideal solution would be to update the existing null values with some suitable value (assuming there is one) and then add the NOT NULL constraint.

Failing that you will need PRE_INSERT.

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Re: Pre-Insert trigger doesn't fire [message #428320 is a reply to message #426519]

Tue, 27 October 2009 19:17

djmartin
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Registered: March 2005
Location: Surges Bay TAS Australia

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Use the 'when-validate-record' trigger.

David

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