Setting tab order on entry field added with Designer

[62chev]

Hi,

I have added a entry field to enter tag counts screen so we can enter the inventory location that the item was counted in. (we don't use multi-bin).

When I try to change the tab order, I am unable to include my new field in the tab order, thus requiring a mouse click for the operator to get to this new field.

I have tried using setfocus, but it doesn't really work on this screen.

Appreciate any help or suggestions.

Thanks!

Jim

 

[dgillz]

What version of Macola?

The location is tied to the batch # used when you create physical or cycle counts. As soon as you enter the batch #, the location defaults from the IMTAGFIL record and you cannot change it. So why create an entry field to record something that is already there?

An entry field would be VBA only, and although you could enter something there, Macola will not save it anywhere. You could write Flex code to save it somewhere, but then what?

What are you really trying to accomplish?


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[62chev]

Macola 7.6.400 spA

Sorry, I wasn't very clear about what I'm trying to accomplish. We store the inventory storage location (i.e. bin, shelf, row) information in the picking sequence field in the item location file.

I want to capture this information from the physical inventory tags to audit this information in the system. Unfortunately the IMTAGFIL_SQL does not have 'user defined fields' in it to use.

I am writing the information to a seperate file using flex, then I will run a report comparing the two location fields.

I wanted to avoid a mouse click when they are entering the tags (we have over 6,000). I did make the field required so the way it works now, if they press enter after entering the qty, they will get a message that the count location is required and they will be focused on the count location field (letting them keep their hands on the keyboard).

Thanks for the help!

Jim

 

[spucelik]

I had this same problem when adding new fields to the MCA screen and could not set the tab order. What Macola suggests, which is what I implemented and it works fine, is write a Lost_focus event on the last field in the tab order and then for the fields you added and are in control of you need to use the Lost_focus event to set the focus on the next field.

Macola doesn't have a method to set the tab order and have the existing code pick it up and use it.

It sounds like you have a similar method that your using.

Kind of clunky but it works.