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Hello, I'm getting an error on some records when i go to submit that says The form you are trying to submit is in read-only (view) mode. only editable fomrs can be submitted.

it doesnt happen on every record that i am trygin t updte, but does appear to happen consistently on certain records.

This is the code i am using to submit my updates,

UpdateContext({varGeo: Geos.SelectedItems});
SubmitForm(InfoForm);
SubmitForm(GatesForm);
SubmitForm(Exec);
SubmitForm(ExtraStat);

UpdateContext({editMode: false, newMode: false});

I am getting the error associated with mostly with Submitform(exec) but also Submitform(ExtraStat)

All my forms have this code under the DefaultMode property

If(newMode, FormMode.New, If(editMode, FormMode.Edit, FormMode.View))

And this code on the OnSelect propery of my edit button

UpdateContext({selectedRecord: ProjectGal.Selected, editMode:true});

Any idea why this works for some records but not others, and what can i do to fix this?

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Frac 192 on at

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Form is sometimes in read only mode - error when submitting

Thanks Warren & ialbasheir, i appreciate the help
WarrenBelz 146,524 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Form is sometimes in read only mode - error when submitting

Hi Frac

Sometimes the simple processes are the best - why bother with Variables when you can set the FormMode directly (and more importantly reliably). The same can be said for a lot of other multi-dependant processes - if they are really not necessary, write some code that explicitly does what you need.
ialbasheir-kbr 71 on at

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Form is sometimes in read only mode - error when submitting

Remove it for all forms except the last one but what warren mentioned works too!
Frac 192 on at

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Form is sometimes in read only mode - error when submitting

@ialbasheir, i checked my on success property and you were right, i was setting my editMode to false on every form.

UpdateContext({ CurrentItem: Self.LastSubmit, editMode: false, newMode: false })

What is the best way to get this instruction to run but only after all 4 forms have completed thier update?
ialbasheir-kbr 71 on at

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Form is sometimes in read only mode - error when submitting

I was able to reproduce the error and tested what Warren mentioned and it worked! This makes me think that you may want to check what are doing on the onSuccess property of each form there is a chance your are setting the context variable back to false. {editMode: false}, Which means you are going into a racing condition between these network calls, where one of them invokes onSuccess reseting the editMode variable before the next form is submitted thus you get the error.
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WarrenBelz 146,524 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Hi Frac

The really sure way is to set your form Mode directly before you edit and submit it - the Default Mode does not reset the form if it has been set previously - it is only the initial state of the form.
EditForm(InfoForm); EditForm(GatesForm); EditForm(Exec); EditForm(ExtraStat);

then back to View mode when you are finished.
Frac 192 on at

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Yes, they are all on the same screen, i have it in 4 forms for layout
ialbasheir-kbr 71 on at

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are all these forms on the same screen? I assume so since you are using a context variables for displayMode. if not please use global variables to make sure all forms you are submitting are in Edit Mode.