4.2.3.11 State

Prototype:

property State: integer; (READ-ONLY)

Description:

The State property indicates the state of a table. Checking this property is useful for On-Demand scripts where it is necessary to decide whether to call Post, Edit etc.

Syntax:

variable := Layer.State;

Part

Description

variable

A variable declared as an integer

Layer

A reference to the Field-Map layer as defined in Field-Map Project Manager

Return value:

Value

Meaning

-1

The table is closed and its data unavailable.

0

The data can be viewed/read, but not changed.

1

The active record can be modified.

2

The active record is a newly added one and has not been posted yet. This record can be modified and then either posted or discarded. Note: When a table is in this state, an AfterScroll and/or an AfterInsert On-Layer script is executed (if any exists).