>>>>Hello all
>>>>
>>>>I'm posting this to possibly save me a load of experimenting and having to find things out the hard was, i.e. I don't want to re-invent the wheel.
>>>>
>>>>I've never allowed add/delete/edit of records in a grid before as there's never been the need, and I think it's messy and dodgy. I'm remaking an old DOS system and need to emulate the wauy the users are used to, adding records in the "many" table, via a grid, on a separate page from the "one" table, in a one-to-many reln.
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>>>>Now, if they're editing recs in the grid, then OK, let them nav up and down and change what they please.
>>>>But, if thye're adding a new rec then they need to stay focused on the current rec and not be allowed to stray.
>>>>How do you stop grid nav in such a situation? The only way I can see, at first thought, is using code in the BeforeRowColChange event.
>>>>
>>>>However, there are those of you out there who have doubtless tackled this problem, so I was seeking some input/guidance/tips and/or pointers.
>>>>
>>>>'ppreciate it
>>>>
>>>>Terry
>>>
>>>Terry,
>>>You can do that with code in BRCC and Valid events. However you might also propagate the check to the table itself (if it's part of a dbc) by entering an table rule.
>>>Cetin
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>>Thanks, Cetin.
>>
>>So my assumption is correct about doing it in BRCC(). I can't make dbc rules as these are free tables, still used in a fpd system.
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>Yes in BRCC. However you'd need to do some coding in Valid too (if you don't invent a better way than I did:)
>Cetin

Oh sure. Where is your method then (I was asking so I didn't need to reinvent the wheel)?