Staying on a field

[Pete]

Folks,
Not strictly related to this but what date format does the syntax "if this
is not a date" use?  And where is it documented that  "a date" is a valid
expression?  Just curious since I've spent several hours writing code to try
to validate a date based on the user's system settings and I've never seen
mention of this anywhere

Thanks,
.
Pete
Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com>




On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 9:44 PM, Joe Lewis Wilkins <pepetoo at cox.net> wrote:

> Bill,
>
> I'd try eliminating the exit closeField and the pass closeField from your
> handler as a first effort. I don't think either are needed in this case and
> may confuse the "focus" issue.
>
> HTH,
>
> Joe Lewis Wilkins
> Architect & Director of Product Development for GSI
> <www.glsysinc.com>
>
>
> On May 3, 2011, at 9:14 PM, Bill Vlahos wrote:
>
> > I do a validity check on a field to see if the user entered a valid date.
> If the user entered a valid date and presses TAB or RETURN the focus moves
> on to the next field. However, if the user enters an invalid date I want to
> keep the focus on the field to try again.
> >
> > This field script does everything correctly except that it doesn't set
> the focus back on the field. What am I doing wrong?
> >
> > on closeField
> >   if me is not a date then
> >      answer error "Not a valid date. Retry?" with "No" or "Yes"
> >      if it is "Yes" then
> >         focus on me
> >         exit closeField
> >      end if
> >   end if
> >   pass closeField
> > end closeField
>
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