GetPreviousPosition_(Method)

Get the starting position of the previous protected or unprotected field.

Function GetPreviousPosition(cursor As CursorPos, [ft As FieldType = UNPROTECTED]) As Long

Parameters

No	Name	Type	Optional	Default	Description
1	cursor	CursorPos	No	-	Position from where the search starts
2	ft	FieldType	Yes	UNPROTECTED	Field type (PROTECTED or UNPROTECTED) to search and retrieve the position for
Return Code			Description
JGS_OK			The field position was found
JGS_NOTCONNECTED			Your application is not connected to a valid session
JGS_PARAMETERERROR			Missing or invalid parameter
JGS_POSITIONERROR			The specified screen position is invalid
JGS_SYSERROR			The function failed due to a system error
JGS_NOFIELD			Field not found or screen is not formatted
JGS_ZEROLENFIELD			The field length was 0

Sample Code

Dim myPos as CursorPos
Dim result as Long
myPos.row = 18
myPos.column = 45
result = field.GetPreviousPosition(myPos)
If result = JGS_OK then
... ' myPos contains starting position of previous unprotected field
Else ...