Re: Q: FORMS 4.5 when validate item

chamiltn_at_islandnet.com (Craig Hamilton) wrote:

>Hi
 

> Does anybody know how or if you can exit a screen when a value in an
>item doesn't pass the when-validate-trigger.

>I have a when-validate-trigger on an item and if it is invalid I raise
>form_trigger _failure. If the user enters an invalid value in this
>field my error message appears and focus is returned to the text item.
>If the user then presses the Cancel button to exit the form the
>validate trigger fires again before any code in the when button is
>exceuted. How do I get it so that if the user wants to exit they can?

The best solution is to set off the navigable property of the Cancel button. Received on Wed May 08 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST