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> The screen buffer is not read if a function key is pressed, only if enter
> is pressed. If the user pressed a function key, and you want to know the
> contents of the screen buffer, you have to force a read with VGETBUFFER.

Thanks for the replies - I know there isn't much point in running the
VFIELDEDITS when no buffer is present (as they hit a function key).

I'm trying to figure out how some customers code is working.  In the
code sample I gave, you can see that there is no conditinal execution of
code.  I think they do this is it's a generic library of calls but I
wrote a simple example program showing the behaviour.

Without the VSETERROR and without setting numerrs, I get an error from
VREADFIELDS (due to the required fields) whether I hit a function key or
enter.

With the VSETERROR and setting numerrs, I only get an error from
VREADFIELDS if enter is pressed.

Anyone know why?

Cheers

Peter

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