Hello Ray.

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A major part of a buiness application has become unusable.  I cannot use any of the tabs where all the data entry happens.  It seems like all the Tabs have become ReadOnly

In Update mode, cannot move to the Main tabs on the Orders form.  After opening a form, it stays on the tab that was active when I was on the Retreive screen.  Cannot move to any other Tab.  If on a Tab, cannot enter any data into any field.  No error messages. 

Please let me what the status and solution will be. 

Thanks.

Thanks for quick reply, Ray.

It sounds like I diagnosed it correctly, but could not locate the truth, forgot about Attributes Table, it is well hidden.  I am sure I looked at all six Tab pages and they each said they were not ReadOnly.  Hmmm,

OK, I was right, that is what I saw, all six pages indicate they are not ReadOnly.  But I cannot seem to locate the Tab Group, LE3.  I tried getting to it with Advanced Element Selector.  I can see the whole frame selected, but cannot grab it in the Property Viewer to modify it in the Property Editor.  Well, I can work on that, I am sure my mouse will get smarter.

Maybe putting a command in FormEntry section to change LE3 to 0 vs. 2 will fix it for right now. 

Still puzzled how I made LE3 ReadOnly to begin with, but that is less important, right now.

Thanks lots,

Bob

OK, got it!

So, I can't beleive my lying eyes when the Property Editor says ReadOnly is NO for all of the Tab Pages?  Again, all six Pages say NO, but resetting one of the Pages to NO again, did change the Group setting from 2 to 0.

So what could I have done to make the whole group ReadOnly?  This is the only code I have for LE3:

// Hide old obsolete tabs
If @Mode() = 0 Then {			// Hide old tabs in Add Mode
	HideTabPage(LE3,6)
	HideTabPage(LE3,5)
	} ELSE {
	RestoreTabPages(LE3)
	}

If @InStr(OrderType,"Rental") >0 Then {
	RestoreTabPages(LE3)		// Restore all Tabs
	//HideTabPage(LE3,6)		// Old Rental Ref
	HideTabPage(LE3,5)		// Old Sales Ref
	}

If @InStr(OrderType,"Sales") >0 Then {
	RestoreTabPages(LE3)		// Restore all Tabs
	HideTabPage(LE3,6)		// Old Rental Ref
	// HideTabPage(LE3,5)		// Old Sales Ref
	HideTabPage(LE3,3)		// Rentals Analysis
	HideTabPage(LE3,2)		// Rental Calculations
	}
 

If I wanted to make the whole group ReadOnly, how would I make that happen?  Is there a command I could have put into a Mass Update spec somehow?

The only command I can think of that might do this would be:
Attribute(LE3, 28, "2")
And I know I have no Attribute commands in any Mass Update Specs.

Thanks Ray.  Don't mean to beat a dead horse, but just want to be clear in my own mind.

OK, so if I set a single Page to ReadOnly, that makes all the Pages ReadOnly. 

I know I can change the visibility of individual Pages with Attribute command, so can I also use the Attribute(TabPagex, 28, "n") command to change ReadOnly status of individual Pages? And that does not cause the other Pages to take the same status?

I just used the Editor to change a single Page to ReadOnly, the value of LE3 is now 2, and all of the pages in the Editor say False.   I went to another Page, used the Editor, selected NO, and all Pages still say False, but the Attribute Table shows LE3 has gone from 2 to 0, just as you said.

So if Tab Pages are acting like they are ReadOnly, then they are ReadOnly.  And you can't select the TabGroup element LE3, and cannot change its name, etc.  Can only use the Attribute Table to the various values of all TabGroups.