Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
ADM Reference

assignWidgetValue

Takes the name of one object and a character screen value as input and sets the SCREEN-VALUE of the object. The DataValue is set for a SmartDataField. (This would always be the key field for a lookup even when the display field is different.)

Location: visual.p

Parameters:

INPUT name AS CHARACTER

The name of a single Dynamics object.

INPUT value AS CHARACTER

A string representing the intended screen value of the widget.

Returns: LOGICAL

Notes:

Sets DataModified to make the toolbar enable saving data (it behaves as if the user actually changed the field value manually).
Sets DataModified to TRUE whether or not the field is enabled.
Examples:

The following illustrates the use of this method in 4GL code for use with a graphical user interface:

assignWidgetValue("Browse.Status":U, "Shipped":U).

The following illustrates the use of this method in DHTML code for use with a Web browser:

logic.assignWidgetValue(‘orderfullo.browse.status’,’Shipped’);