Hotkey on Custom Button

[bdl]

Is it possible to put a hotkey onto a button you create yourself in a form?

The Hotkeys “keybinding” under Toolbar only seems to let us select the built-in buttons like Update, Delete etc.

I had to create a custom button to open one form from another form, and I need to get it so the user doesn’t have to reach for the mouse every time.

[jlboutin60]

You can replace the update button with you custom button and put your code in onBeforeUpdate

If you need the update button you can create a custom one for your need. At the end of this link you will find how to create a custom PHP button

Update button with code ?

Can I invoke the update button with code in a form? So I donot want to press the update button, but want to update the data in a form by code in an event. Regards Bert

[bdl]

Thanks jlboutin60 but my question is how to add a Hotkey to the custom button. In other words, a shortcut key that invokes the custom button.

[jlboutin60]

If you use the update button, you will be able to add an Hotkey to it

[bdl]

Yes I see what you mean. That’s a good idea, I will give it a try.

Thanks again.

[bdl]

@jlboutin60 that worked - for my case I had to use the Insert button instead, and used the BeforeInsert event to redirect to my other form. Thanks.

Because it’s in a detail form iframe, the shortcut key only works if you first put your cursor into the subform, but it then functions just fine.