Display Rec Nbr Not Working Well

[Brian C]

I have in v6 in the past used the @@ to display the current find request number for the user.

Version 8 seems to have a problem that v6 did not...

When I add new find requests or duplicate a find request, the @@ updates correctly. However, when I delete record requests it does not update the @@...

Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a way to solve it or work around it?

I would use global fields, but I am trying to set information via indirection. I would prefer not having to create a conditional script with umteen steps just to account for every Layout TO I am dealing with...

[LaRetta]

Hi Brian,

I've never used @@ to display Find Request counts before. But it seems to update for me when I test it. I assume the reason it won't refresh is that (since vs. 7) you may need a Commit Records/Requests to force it to update? I tried it in 8.0v3 :wink2:

[Brian C]

Unfortunately this does not seem to be the case in 8.5...

Unless it is problem in the files I am working on, this seems to be a bug...

I tried using the commit record/request, and I also tried using the refresh command as well to no avail...

[Brian C]

Update - This is still an issue in version 9 as well :