Sage 100

Since oBusObj doesn't work in client-side scripts, how can I retrieve whether the button has been clicked in Item Entry or Item Inquiry?

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Phil McIntosh
Friendly Systems
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I'd also like to know this. Or does anyone know how we can get to ProvideX PRGNAME under Execute by Client?

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Steve Iwanowski, NextStep Technology Advisors, aka DSD Lancaster PA ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Here is a long-winded way. Not tested. Imperfect. I'll use S/O Entry vs S/O Inquiry to describe but same concept for Item Maint vs Item Inquiry too. I'll assume your button becomes available to click once a record is selected.

• Create a 30-digit string UDF called Temp and place in SO Entry/Inquiry screen with Customizer
• Create a regular business PostRead event script. It would look something like this:
  
  

  If IsObject(oUIObj) = False Then
  	oUIObj		= oScript.UIObj
  	Set oUIObj	= oSession.AsObject(oUIObj)
  End If
  
  'Use InvokeChange instead of SetValue since we could be on the Inquiry screen
  'Alternatively use SetVar
  rV = oUIObj.InvokeChange("UDF_TEMP", oSession.StartProgram)
  

• In Customizer, on your client side button script properties, click on Link Settings then on "Select variables to be passed into script". Add UDF_TEMP$ from that list.
• In your button script, you would add something like this: 
  
  

  sMsg = "Start Program: " & SO_SalesOrder_bus_Temp
  MsgBox sMsg

• You can use InStr or InStrRev to figure out if "INQUIRY" is found in SO_SalesOrder_bus_Temp to know you're on an Inquiry screen.
• Unfortunately you may get prompted to save the record if you use the arrow keys in top to browse to next record or prev record.

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Alnoor Cassim
Accounting Systems, Inc. (ASI)
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-06-2026 08:12
From: Steve Iwanowski
Subject: Getting Entry vs Inquiry in client side button script

I'd also like to know this. Or does anyone know how we can get to ProvideX PRGNAME under Execute by Client?

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Steve Iwanowski, NextStep Technology Advisors, aka DSD Lancaster PA ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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