Create_record in enter_query mode

Dear members,
(Forms 6i c/s)
In enter_query mode, when the user wants to create a new record, I'd like to exit from the mode and create the record.
But "create_record" (F6) is not allowed in this mode, so it doesn't get to the key-crerec trigger. Thus I can't find a place to put my "exit_form / create_record" code.
Any idea ?

Unfortunately, a lot of triggers ignore the "Fire in Enter-Query Mode" property, and apparently you have stumbled into one of them. Forms was written by humans and they make mistakes -- someone probably decided that no matter what, since you couldn't create a new record legally in Enter-Query mode, that they should disable the key-trigger. Too bad.
I tried to get the Key-Crerec trigger to work here and had no luck. I'm afraid you're going to have to try a button and When-button-pressed trigger.

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I'm not quite sure what you mean with
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cesar (guest) wrote:
: Spencer Tabbert (guest) wrote:
: : I would like to place a button on my form that esential will
: : allow the user to press this button rather then hitting F7
and
: : F8 to query. The problem is that when you got into
enter_query
: : mode you can not navigate to another block which then means
: that
: : I when i click my button to execute the query I am not able
: to.
: : It is not feasible to place the button as the same block i
want
: : to query because of the fact that it displays multiple
records
: : which means it would display my button 5 times. How can I
: : achieve this?
: : Thanks
: : Spencer Tabbert
: You should place your button in a control block, maybe in a
: horizontal toolbar canvas.The button will work for any block
of
: your form.
: If you need an example,you could send me an e-mail.
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