how to change the block status to insert in 10g using a button trigger

Question

how to change the block or form status to 'insert' in oracle forms 10g using when-button-pressed trigger. I want to do the same thing like the 'insert record' button in the default tool bar but using a custom button

any ideas?

Answer 1

Call do_key('create_record'); in your when-button-pressed trigger. This will insert a new record in the current block with all, what state changes accordingly.

Changing the state with set_record_property(:system.cursor_record, :system.cursor_block, state, 'INSERT'); will not bring the exact same result. But give it a try!