Can anyone else replicate this? An auto-enter calc won't update if doing so violates the "Validation by maximum number of characters" condition.

I created two text fields. Test1, Test1Calc.

Test1Calc is an auto enter field with the option of "Do not replace..." unchecked = Test1. Under Validation options, "Maximum number of characters" is checked and set to 3 and "Always Validate" checked.

If I enter 3 or few characters in Test1, Test1Calc updates correctly. But if I enter more than 3, Test1Calc does not update and I receive no error message.

If I change the validation from "Max..." to "Validated by calculation" = Length(Test1Calc) :less: 3 then it works as expected.

I've tested this in FM9A and FM7v3.

Hi David,

Okay, identical test you first requested, using Windows XP Pro and vs. 9. I get the same results ... test1calc will not update if test1's validation fails.

I've heard Soren and Comment and others discussing something similar, ie, the timing of auto-enter vs. validation with record commit. I cannot explain the logic of it but I can verify your results. :wink2: