Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
ADM Reference

setUpdateMode

Sets the value of the updateMode flag, which governs the behavior of ColumnStringValue. If updateMode is set to Add, ColumnStringValue returns initial values of a column. If updateMode is not set to Add, ColumnStringValue returns the current value of the column.

Location: webrep.p

Parameters:

INPUT pcMode AS CHARACTER

Either yes or no.

Returns: LOGICAL

Notes: This call is used in processWebRequest in web objects created using the report and detail wizards. In these objects, the hidden field AddMode is set to the value of UpdateMode when a page is sent to the WebBrowser, which is detected when the WebPage is returned.