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How to detect when ENTER key pressed [message #446179]

Fri, 05 March 2010 20:15

wency
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Registered: April 2006
Location: Philippines

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I have 2 text fields as search criteria and a push button to search. When the user enter any on first field (or in any text field) and press ENTER key, I want to execute the search.

I tried the key-next-item trigger, but it's firing when I press TAB key.

How can I detect ENTER key?

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Re: How to detect when ENTER key pressed [message #446188 is a reply to message #446179]

Sat, 06 March 2010 01:16

tamzidulamin
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Registered: October 2009
Location: Dhaka

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See KEY-ENTER trigger....

Tamzidul Amin.

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Re: How to detect when ENTER key pressed [message #446248 is a reply to message #446188]

Sat, 06 March 2010 23:15

tamzidulamin
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Registered: October 2009
Location: Dhaka

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Dear,

you can try with

KEY_EVENT Registered Property

by using java.

Tamzidul Amin.

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Re: How to detect when ENTER key pressed [message #447542 is a reply to message #446179]

Mon, 15 March 2010 23:06

djmartin
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Registered: March 2005
Location: Surges Bay TAS Australia

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Wency,

Did you get the 'key-enter' trigger to work?

David

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Re: How to detect when ENTER key pressed [message #447566 is a reply to message #447542]

Tue, 16 March 2010 02:24

wency
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Registered: April 2006
Location: Philippines

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No David. No trigger supports this one.

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Re: How to detect when ENTER key pressed [message #447615 is a reply to message #446179]

Tue, 16 March 2010 12:07

Kaeluan
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Registered: May 2005
Location: Montreal, Quebec

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Hi,

I don`t know you version of forms, but if you working with Forms 10g by default the key-enter will never execute. This is because of the defaut configuration on application server. By default pressing enter will only move you to the next field and will not execute the key-enter.

You will have to modify the file fmrweb.res on the application server. This is the ressource file that contain the key definition in webforms.

Look for the following line in the file:
10 : 0 : "Return" : 27 : "Return"

and replace it by:
10 : 0 : "Return" : 75 : "Return"

If you have acces to metalink, search for document ID = 209671.1

hope it help

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Re: How to detect when ENTER key pressed [message #447624 is a reply to message #447615]

Tue, 16 March 2010 19:34

wency
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Registered: April 2006
Location: Philippines

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I use forms 10G.

Very interesting post Kaeluan, thank you. Although I don't have access on our configuration server right now, it's good thing to know that there is a feature on that.

Thanks a lot!

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