Commit causing other form to fail

Question

I have an app that runs on forms 6i. The app is made up of multiple forms, all of which can be opened using open form (or go form if the form is already open).
The forms are not table based. i.e. they are coded so that triggers fire to ensure users have entered values etc.
The forms are causing problems as one has a commit in it but this is causing a when-validate-item to fire in another. As the error does not concern the screen they are on it is making the user think what they have done has saved when in fact it hasn't.
Do you know if there is anyway of coping with this scenario.
Thanks
Bryan

Answer 1

> Do you know if there is anyway of coping with this scenario.
Try doing this everywhere immediately before you do an Open_Form or Go_Form:
  Validate(Form_Scope);
  If not form_success then
    Raise Form_trigger_failure;
  End if;
> Ours are not as then they can be a lot more user friendly. Just means you have
to do your own inserts etc in the triggers and then do a commit.
So you are NOT using the default block processing that Forms automatically gives you when you create a base-table block? If you are not, and instead are displaying data using select statements rather than Execute_Query... then I think you are doing things the hard way.   ...Mercy!