Copy fields when form is saved

Very simple one,
When I add a new sales quote I want the Total Value edit box to be copied to my Expected Value edit box, as the data is not added to the table yet I thought it would all be available as stings in the edit boxes, hence the following:
If pVal.EventType = SAPbouiCOM.BoEventTypes.et_FORM_DATA_ADD And pVal.FormType = 149 And pVal.Before_Action = True Then
oApp.Forms.Item("149").Items.Item("oEdit4").String = oApp.Forms.Item("149").Items.Item("29").String
End If
Please excuse any stupidity, its a steep learning curve......
Thanks,
Dave.

David,
i think you are catching wrong event altogether,
try this.
If BusinessObjectInfo.FormTypeEx = "149" And BusinessObjectInfo.BeforeAction = True And BusinessObjectInfo.EventType = SAPbouiCOM.BoEventTypes.et_FORM_DATA_ADD Then
            Try
                Dim oform2 As SAPbouiCOM.Form
                oform2 = oApp.Forms.GetForm("149", 1)
                'MsgBox(oform2.Items.Item("29").Specific.value)
                oform2.Items.Item("oEdit4").Specific.value = oform2.Items.Item("29").Specific.value
         Catch ex As Exception
                MsgBox(ex.Message)
            End Try
         End If
and this is under FormDataEvent. NOT Itemevent.
Binita
Edited by: Binita Joshi on Sep 24, 2008 11:20 AM

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