autoNext
The autoNext property causes the cursor to automatically advance during input to the next field when the current field is full.
If data values entered in the field do not meet the requirements of other field properties like
INCLUDE
or PICTURE
, the cursor does not automatically move
to the next field but remains in the current field, and an error message displays.
The autoNext
property is particularly useful with character fields in which the
input data is of a standard length, such as numeric postal codes or the abbreviations in the
state table. It is also useful if a character field has a length of 1 because only one
keystroke is required to enter data and move to the next field.
For additional information, see the AUTONEXT attribute topic in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide.