@SetField Does Not Function

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A Notes application user has found that @SetField suddenly stopped updating a field through a view action. The formula used is as follows:

FIELD Status := Status;

@SetField(“Status”;“Completed”)

The problem is only encountered by this one user. The view action functioned for her at the office, but then stopped functioning after she worked at home and later returned to the office. Her ‘Office’ Location document, which was used successfully in the past, appears to be correct. She has the required authority in the form and view action properties, in addition to the ACL. When an @Prompt is added to the formula, it is properly displayed. The form has no SaveOptions field. The user has been running Notes 6.02.CF1 on Windows XP even before the view action stopped functioning. I’d appreciate any ideas on why @SetField has suddenly stopped functioning for this user.

Thanks very much.

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Subject: @SetField Does Not Function

Had this encounter of a third kind some time ago and it took a lot of time to figure out what was happening.Simply make sure that the view’s preview window is closed. When the preview is open, even a tiny bit so you won’t even think it’s open, the @SetField command does not work.

HTH

Patrick