Loss of Focus

I hear it over and over on the forums, "my Tab Control changes to the default tab when I run a script". What initially seems like an innocent little script that adds a new related record by setting a variable to a primary key, switching layouts, creating a record, setting the foreign key and returning to the original layout, becomes a nightmare of fixes to restore focus to the correct tab panel. In fact, loss of focus can happen with a variety of different objects including Portals, Slide Controls and fields. I don't think there's one solution that fits all situations so we'll discuss the ins and outs of a handful of techniques so you can choose the right one for the job at hand.

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