Subject Re: Wizard generated form - data input From Kent G Jarvis <kgjpe@comcast.net> Date Sat, 16 Mar 2019 20:49:40 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Heinz Kesting Wrote: > Hi Kent, > > > I am new to DBase. All of my forms have a huge problem with the data input fields. They are not disabled, but when I select any input field, the text cursor moves to the left end of the field. When I type in the field, no characters are typed in the field, any of the form fields! > > > > > > I have re-installed, created the table and form, all with the same result. Same with a custom form. What in the world is going on? > > > > I assume your entryfields are datalinked, since you mention tables that > you created. Does this behaviour change when you remove the datalink > from one field, for example? > A simple reason could be, that if you have only just created the table > without adding a row afterwards, then you would need to issue a > rowset.beginAppend() in your form before you can enter any data. That > would explain this behaviour perfectly. > > Anyway, you should provide some more information, like: > > What tables / databases you are working with, DBF or SQL-databases, like > Firebird or MySQL? > Is the form's rowset read-only? > If your table already contains data - are the field values displayed in > the (datalinked?) fields? > > Can you show the code of the form and the structure of the table in > question? > > Kind regards, Heinz Thank you Heinz.  rowset.beginAppend() solved the problem. Anyway, it is a DBf database. Thanks once again, Kent