How to determine if form is in insert or edit mode?

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#1

Hi,

I need to do some conditional coding based on if a form is adding a new record or editing an existing record.

There must be a variable somewhere that sets this, but the source code is somewhat confusing, and a lot of it is in Spanish, so it is hard to guess which one it might be.

Thanks

Tony

#2

All is in the manual bro…

Buttons
sc_btn_copy
This macro returns “true” when the “copy” button is selected in a form.
sc_btn_delete
This macro returns “true” when the “Delete” button is selected in a form.
sc_btn_display (“Button_Name”,“on/off”)
This macro activate toolbars buttons on the application in execution time.
sc_btn_insert
This macro returns “true” when the “Add” button is selected in a form.
sc_btn_new
This macro returns “true” when the “Add New” button is selected in a form.
sc_btn_update
This macro returns “true” when the “Save” button is selected in a form.

regards

#3

Thanks,

It seems like a button property did not belong to what I was looking for and so it escaped me. However, as you said, it worked, especially after I sorted the logic out.

Tony

#4

Glad to hear

Regards

#5

So does “selected” mean that the button exist on the form and not that it’s been selected/pressed?

#6

That is one of the reasons why it confused me at the start. But I used an if (sc_btn_new) statement to check to see if it did anything when in edit mode, and it bypassed the code in there, so it worked.

#7

No it means it returns true when you’ve click on it

#8

About this question , it is possible to know in any event as like OnValidate the current mode of the form ? if a user is inserting or editing ?

Example in onvalidate event, i need compare it.
if (CURRENT_MODE = ‘INSERT’) then …
elseif (CURRENT_MODE = ‘EDIT’) then …

#9

Yes, with macros mentioned in this thread

#10

NOT WORK

if (CURRENT_MODE == 'INSERT') echo 'INSERT<br>';
elseif (CURRENT_MODE == 'EDIT') echo 'EDIT<br>';
else echo '?????<br>';

output:
???

error:
Use of undefined constant CURRENT_MODE - assumed ‘CURRENT_MODE’
Use of undefined constant CURRENT_MODE - assumed ‘CURRENT_MODE’

#11

THIS WORK

echo "nmgp_opcao = $this->nmgp_opcao<br>";

// edit
nmgp_opcao = igual
nmgp_opcao = inicio

// new
nmgp_opcao = novo

// insert
nmgp_opcao = incluir

// update
nmgp_opcao = alterar

// delete
nmgp_opcao = excluir

// error - nothing
nmgp_opcao = nada

#12

I never used CURRENT_MODE, didn’t noticed about this constant, and is getting you an error because this constant don’t exists. Maybe comes from old SC versions.

For events like onvalidate I use sc_btn_new/delete and so on macros. For load, I just ask if PK has value. (if ({id}>0 …)

#13

In This Tread i was asking about same question.
Does is possible to know in any event as like OnValidate the current mode of the form ? if a user is inserting or editing ?

It would be nice if the SC staff can solve this question.:confused:

#14

read my post

#15

you can check by sc_btn_new onLoad Event

if (sc_btn_new)
{
echo “Record in insert Mode”;
}else
{

echo "Record in update Mode";
}
#16

I know that it’s an old post by personally I simple test the ID value of the record

If the ID < 1 then you are in insert mode else you are in update mode.