>>>If I have a cursor, let's call it sklcurs, and the fields are bound to a number of controls on a form, is there a way to know if as few as one field's value has changed as a result of changing it in the form control it's bound to without writing a piece of code to each control?
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>>>thanks in advance for the suggestions.
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>>>JE
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>>If you're using a buffered table, compare the current field value to the OLDVAL().
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>Rereading your request, perhaps GETFLDSTATE() is more appropriate
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>IF "2" $ GETFLDSTATE(-1,"sklcurs")
>  At Least One Field Has Changed
>ENDIF
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>If you're looking at a new record, you'll look for a "4" in GETFLDSTATE(-1,"sklcurs")

Just look for the existence of anything other than 1.

!empty(chrtran(getfldstate(-1,"sklcurs"),"1","")) && return if existing record was modified/deleted or new record added