> Incidentally, merely putting the cursor into a field does not lock
>the record any longer. This was a change introduced in 2004 with
>FileMaker Pro 7.
Interesting. In testing, I found that if I clicked out of a field
being edited and then clicked into another field I got the same error.
>
You could possibly create a single line ScriptMaker script that runs
a Commit records, and then call it first. Or, you could trap for a
record lock.
Ha! Exactly what I need, thanks. Can't rely on indoctrinating users.
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Bill Steele
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