I forgot to add a few steps -  There's a call to VSETERROR and numerrs
is set to zero.  This is a bit of the test program -

          CALL "VINITFORM" USING COMAREA.

               MOVE 78 TO LENGTH-1.
               MOVE 3 TO VIEW-FIELDNUM.
               CALL "VSETERROR" USING COMAREA VIEW-FIELDNUM
                                      VIEW-WINDOW  LENGTH-1.
          CALL "VSHOWFORM" USING COMAREA.
          IF CSTATUS OF COMAREA NOT = 0
             MOVE "Show Form" TO ERROR-LOCATION
             PERFORM GET-ERROR-MESSAGE-SECTION.

          CALL "VREADFIELDS" USING COMAREA.

                MOVE ZERO TO numerrs.

          CALL "VFIELDEDITS" USING COMAREA.
          if numerrs not = 0
            perform GET-ERROR-MESSAGE-SECTION.

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> Hi,
>
> I can't find the bit in the documentation which explains what I'm
> seeing.  I'm sure it's in there as the VPLUS documentation from HP seems
> to be excellent!
>
> I have a required field in my form.  I use VSETERROR on it so that it's
> highlighted.  I call VREADFIELDS and then VFIELDEDITS and check the
> numerrs in the com area.
>
> If I press ENTER then numerrs is set.  If I press a function key,
> numerrs isn't.
>
> I can only guess that VFIELDEDITS isn't ran if a function key is
> pressed?  But I'm not sure about that as numerrs is set if I don't have
> the VSETERROR.
>
> I know there's something about not incrementing numerrs if the field is
> already in error which would explain why it doesn't error when F2 is hit
> but why does it error when I hit enter?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Peter
>

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