FieldValidateNonExisting() As Long

Description

This event is fired when an empty field is about to be validated. (If the field is filled in, FieldValidateExisting is fired instead.) The event is only fired once for any field.

Parameters

None.

Return values

Return value

Description

EV_OK

Normal return.

EV_OK_ABORT 

Causes FORMS’ internal validation of empty fields to be skipped. (FORMS validates empty fields against the Must be filled option, for example.)

EV_ERROR

Causes an error message and job termination.

Suggested usage

Could be used for setting default values for empty fields.

Remarks

The event is only fired in the Interpret module.

Field, form, set, and batch validation

Field-level events