The data sources are your access to data on the form. The following data sources are available when you type both conditions and actions for validation rules. This means that you can access these data sources for use in both comparisons and calculations.
To access the value of a field, type the name of the field or choose it in the list provided in the dialogs.
For indexed fields, type the field’s name and then its number in square brackets.
Add .Complement to the field name to access a field complement.
Add .Info to the field name to access the information string that can be assigned to a field by VBA or a DLL. (This string is called TemporaryStorageString1 in FORMS' API.)
You can also set the information string by using the Set field info action in a validation rule.
Examples:
Type Field in the Condition dialog to access the value string from Field.
Type Field[2] to access the value string from Field[2].
Type Field[2].Complement to access the field complement string from Field[2].
Type #Complement to access the form complement associated with a form.
Type #FormInfo to access the information string that can be assigned to a form by VBA or a DLL. (This string is called InfoString in FORMS' API.)
You can also set the information string by using the Set form info action in a validation rule.
Type #FormString1 and #FormString2 to access additional strings that can be assigned to a form by VBA or a DLL. (They are called TemporaryStorageString1 and TemporaryStorageString2 in FORMS' API.)
You can also set the strings by using one of the Set info string actions in a validation rule.
You can access other system variables associated with a form by simply typing their names (#BatchNo, #BatchIdx, #BatchDate, #Date, etc.). You can use the system variables in expressions, but you cannot change their values.