How do you check if your adding a new record or if editing an existing record when in an edit screen?

[Ms-PowerRanger2]

Is there a way to check if when you navigate to the edit screen if you are entering new info to add a record for the first time or if you are editing an existing record?  I need to have a condition that checks if the user is adding a new record when navigating to the edit screen.

[BCLS776 · Accepted solution]

There are a couple of interpretations of your question:

1. You can check to see which mode the form is in. FormMode.Edit indicates the form is prepped to update an existing record. FormMode.New indicates it is ready to build a new record.
2. If you are trying to ascertain if a record exists already, a good condition to use is a Filter() or LookUp() to try to search for the existence of the record. If no record is found, make sure your form is in FormMode.New and submit it.

Hope that helps,

Bryan

[Ms-PowerRanger2]

Thank You for the fast response.  Response #1 was what helped me.  I needed to check if (MyForm1.Mode=New).

Best Regards,

Renee