For the record, I started with FM7, and now doing conversions and therefore now learning how the older version worked, or should I say didn't work . . .

From what I have found, the behaviour in FM 6 is that field validation is ignored by scripts.

After converting files to FM7+, script now adhere to the field validation, and scripts will error mid-script due to the set validation.

Is there a way to allow validation for data entry by the user, but ignore validation in scripts in FM 8.5 ?

I understand why validation 'should' be done in scripts, but I'm trying to minimise the change in user experience when upgrading . . .

Thanks in advance,

Mav.

Make the validation only kick in when this calc' is true:

Case(IsEmpty(Get(ScriptName));___your_validation here___)

It's just a thought, becasue it requires that all validations in question is rewritten to a calc' ...I havn't tested it yet.

--sd

To skip validation when setting a field by script:

1. Make sure field validation is defined as 'Only during data entry';

2. If the validation requires 'Unique value' or 'Existing value', commit the record explicitly, with the option 'Skip data entry validation' turned on.

Thanks Comment.