Set Form Tab

[springguy]

NetTalk 8.62
On a Form with Tabs (Tab type), is there a way to choose which tab is open when the form is opened?  On the basis of a session value when the form is called, I'd like to have the form open with a specific tab opened depending on that session value.
Mike Springer

[Bruce]

set the sessionvalue;

p_web.SetSessionValue('showtab_ProcedureName',n)

where n is the tab number to display. Be aware that tabs are numberd from 0, not 1.
Do this in the PreInsert or PreUpdate routine.


cheers
Bruce

[springguy]

Bruce,
This doesn't seem to work for me.  I am definitely in a "change record" mode and the tab I am wanting to be set on opening the form is the third physical tab (tab # 2), and I have the p_web.SSV('showtab_UpdateMyActions',2) in the PreUpdate routine, but it still opens with tab 0.

I'm wondering if the problem is that the templates are forcing the tab to tab 0 in spite of the embed code in the PreUpdate (or PreInsert) routine.  I say this because the following pattern shows up in the template code:

 of Net:ChangeRecord + NET:WEB:StagePre
    p_web.setsessionvalue('SaveReferUpdateMyActions',p_web.getPageName(p_web.RequestReferer))
    do StoreMem
    do PreUpdate
    p_web.setsessionvalue('showtab_UpdateMyActions',0)

It looks like the template is forcing Tab 0 automatically AFTER the PreUpdate routine.  Same in other stages, too.
Am I misunderstanding this, or is there a way around this so I can force the desired tab on opening the page?
Mike Springer