# Protected field and TAB

**URL:** <https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/protected-field-and-tab/62261>\
**Category:** Forum\
**Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Natural, Natural-on-Mainframes\
**Created:** [May 30, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/protected-field-and-tab/62261 "2007-05-30T19:50:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Guest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/guest/32/75_2.png) [@Guest](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Guest)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/protected-field-and-tab/62261/1 "2007-05-30T19:50:47Z")

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Is possible to set a field as protected, but in a way, that the TAB key will work for that field (TAB will go to that field) ?

ps: sorry for my english 😉

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Robinson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/steve_robinson/32/107_2.png) [@Steve\_Robinson](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Steve_Robinson)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2007, 10:47pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/protected-field-and-tab/62261/2 "2007-05-30T22:47:03Z")

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Quite simply, no. However, it should be noted that you can move the cursor to a protected field.

What are you trying to do that would require tabbing to a protected field?

steve

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**Author:** ![Guest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/guest/32/75_2.png) [@Guest](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Guest)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/protected-field-and-tab/62261/3 "2007-05-31T14:50:23Z")

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> [@Steve Robinson](#):
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> What are you trying to do that would require tabbing to a protected field?

I trying to force an user to complete a field only by helproutine, not by standard input.

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**Author:** ![Finn\_the\_Dane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@Finn\_the\_Dane](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Finn_the_Dane)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2007, 3:50pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/protected-field-and-tab/62261/4 "2007-05-31T15:50:42Z")

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Hi  
Have you considered using “REINPUT … USING HELP” ?  
In this case the REINPUT statement will startup the “attached” helproutine automatically.

Finn

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Robinson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/steve_robinson/32/107_2.png) [@Steve\_Robinson](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Steve_Robinson)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/protected-field-and-tab/62261/5 "2007-05-31T20:10:05Z")

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You might try an output only field with a selection box instead of a helproutine.

steve

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**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/protected-field-and-tab/62261/6 "2021-04-02T14:41:13Z")

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