Hi,
The users in my office have managed to make the move from Q&A to Sesame with little problem. But one complaint I still get is that they can no longer ditto a form. They would like to use Shift-F5 to copy and form and replicate the order (for example, if a customer wants the same order everyday for a year). But when they use the ditto key, -everything- is replicated, including the invoice number, which is usually a unique number.

I have a feeling this is a simple fix, but I'm at a loss. Does anyone know how I can copy a form and still have a unique invoice number?

Thanks,
Derrick

Or you can use the copy form commands (F11/Shift-F11) along with the copy spec to selectively copy fields.

For my users, I created two command buttons that do this, one for the F11 ditto and one for the Shift-F11 paste, and then removed the menu items and key functionality for these, so these buttons are the only way to do this.  Included in the Shift-F11 button programming are a set of CLEAR() commands which immediately remove all content from fields that need to be unique, such as the Invoice number.
Here's my code:

Replaces F11:

Var vCopyToBuffer as Int

// Copies the current form to the buffer (F11)

IF @MODE() = 1  // For Update mode
THEN
	{
	vCopyToBuffer = @SelectTreeItem("Search Update Menu!Edit Commands!Copy Form to Buffer (F11)")
	}
ELSE IF @MODE() = 0  // For Add Mode
THEN
	{
	vCopyToBuffer = @SelectTreeItem("Add Data Menu!Edit Commands!Copy Form to Buffer (F11)")
	}
ELSE @MSGBOX("This Button only works in ADD or UPDATE Mode", "", "") 

Replaces Shift-F11:

Var vPasteBuffer as Int

// Pastes the Buffer to the form  (Shift-F11)

IF @MODE() = 0  // For Add Mode
THEN
	{
	vPasteBuffer = @SelectTreeItem("Add Data Menu!Edit Commands!Paste Buffer to Form (Shift-F11)")
	CLEAR(INVOICE_NO_1)
	CLEAR(INVOICE_DATE)
	ClearAllPaymentInfo()
	}
ELSE @MSGBOX("This Button only works in ADD DATA Mode", "", "")