Selecting tab to return to on error

[Thys]

Hi,

When the save button is pressed on a webform and an error is detected, I need to return to the tab on which the error occurs. I can only do this from the last tab - so the field validation won't help. How can I return the user to the wanted tab from the ValidateUpdate routine i.e. after the ValidateRecord routine is called?

Thys

[Thys]

...or perhaps I should do the form validation on a field on tab 1 so that the error comes from there and the form is automatically set back to tab 1?

[Bruce]

do you have "validation on next" for the wizard on or off?

cheers
Bruce

[Thys]

Yes it's on. Otherwise it would go right to the end before the errors are picked up when pressing save.

[Bruce]

Hi Thys,

I've tweaked the Example 57 (Tabs) to show what I _think_ is what you're doing. (This will be in the 5.34 build).
However, as I understand it,

you are doing some custom validation in the ValidateRecord routine -
ie you're doing this when the user clicks on "Save" (or Finish).

The code I added (to the end of the ValidateRecord routine) goes something like this;

   ! for some reason I only want to check this checkbox here, not earlier.

Code: [Select]

 

  If loc:field2b = 0
    loc:Invalid = 'loc:field2b'
    loc:field2b:IsInvalid = true
    loc:alert = 'Tick that you support the Stormers'
    loc:InvalidTab = 1 ! tabs are numbered from 0
  End


Note the addition of the loc:InvalidTab value, tabs are numbered from 0, so in this case I want to go back to the second tab (ie tab number 1).

HTH

cheers
Bruce