Company Field Won't Update?? Am I doing it wrong?

[ramjet]

OK I am at a loss again. When I execute this simple method to locate a field and update the text value of that field I get:

Invalid name format: CUST_CompFaxID_055231952
Parameter name: realName

I understand the error. The string name I am sending in is not formatted how ACT wants it. But I don't know how it wants it.

Now this field is a user added field on a custom tab but it errors out looking for a default field as well.

CompToUpdate.CompanyFields["CUST_CompFaxID_055231952" , true] = strGuid;

CompToUpdate.Update();

References.ActApp.RefreshLoadedViews();

This doesn't work either:

CompToUpdate.CompanyFields["CompFaxID" , true] = strGuid;

CompToUpdate.Update();

References.ActApp.RefreshLoadedViews();

[Tdavis · Accepted solution]

if you set real name to true you need to use tablename.fieldname eg (note it may not be TBL_CONTACT, check in fields detailed report from actdiag) :

CompToUpdate.CompanyFields["TBL_CONTACT.CUST_CompFaxID_055231952" , true] = strGuid

If you set it to false use contact/company/group.fieldname eg.

CompToUpdate.CompanyFields["Contact.CompFaxID" , false] = strGuid;

Tom

[Tdavis · Accepted solution]

if you set real name to true you need to use tablename.fieldname eg (note it may not be TBL_CONTACT, check in fields detailed report from actdiag) :

CompToUpdate.CompanyFields["TBL_CONTACT.CUST_CompFaxID_055231952" , true] = strGuid

If you set it to false use contact/company/group.fieldname eg.

CompToUpdate.CompanyFields["Contact.CompFaxID" , false] = strGuid;

Tom

[ramjet]

That was indeed it. Thank You!

Working Code snippet:

CompToUpdate.CompanyFields["TBL_COMPANY.CUST_CompFaxID_055231952", true] = strGuid;

CompToUpdate.Update();

References.ActApp.RefreshLoadedViews();