Operations Properties for Advanced Recordset Fields

The Operations tab for the Advanced Recordset Field Properties dialog box provides the following options for configuring operations to be executed before or after writing to a recordset field:

Execute operation before writing to field—Select a configured operation to be executed before data is written to the selected field.
Execute operation to autotab on underfill—Select a configured operation to be executed when recordset field data does not completely fill in the length of the field.
Tip: Create an operation that automatically tabs to the next input field or an operation that traps an error. For example, if the data input is always a set length, like a social security number, create an operation that includes an error pattern as an operation condition.

Note: The option is typically used with character mode hosts. When data doesn't fill the recordset field, the behavior of a character mode host application can often be less predictable than a block mode host application.

Execute operation after writing to field—Select a configured operation to be executed after data is written to the selected field.

The following buttons are also available:

Close—Click to close this dialog box.

Revert—Click to restore the previously saved values in this dialog box.

Help—Click to view the online help for this dialog box.