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====== WRITE event ======

 


 
==== Description ====
 
Write data from a form to a database.
 
==== Syntax ====
 
//bforward// = **WRITE**(//ctrlentID//, //ctrlclassID//)
 
==== Parameters ====
 
WRITE accepts arguments for the following parameters.

^Parameter^Description^
|//ctrlentID//|Has the format //WindowName.ControlName//, where //WindowName// is the identifier of the window that contains the affected control, and //ControlName// is the identifier of the control. Notice that a period separates the two values.|
|//ctrlclassID//|The type of control that recognizes the event. The window control is the only valid entry.|


 
==== Returns ====
 
True or false. If false, the program execution returns to the calling procedure. If true, the event processing goes to the next level.
 
==== Remarks ====
 
The WRITE event does not generate NOTEWRITE events.
 
==== See Also ====
 
DSOCOMMIT, NOTEWRITE events
 
==== Example ====
 
<code>
/* Using the Forward_Event function, pre- and post-write processing is possible: */

function read(ctrlentid, ctrlclassid)
declare subroutine Forward_Event
* pre-write processing
Forward_Event()
* post-write processing
return 0
</code>