• <Helps for GetStart>
  • CSPro User's Guide
    • The CSPro System
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        • Accept Function
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        • GPS Function
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        • Move Statement
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        • PutNote Function
        • RandomizeVS Function
        • Reenter Statement
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    • Templated Reporting System
    • Appendix
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  • <Helps for TRSWin>
  • <Helps for CSDeploy>
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  • <Helps for CSFreq>
  • <Helps for CSSort>
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  • <Helps for CSReFmt>
  • <Helps for CSDiff>
  • <Helps for CSConcat>
  • <Helps for TRSSetup>
  • <Helps for ParadataViewer>
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  • <Helps for CSIndex>
  • <Helps for Excel2CSPro>
  • <Helps for CSWeb>

Protect Function

Format
i = protect(symbol, protect_property);
Description
The protect function modifies the protected property of the field symbol. If symbol is a block, group, form, or dictionary, the function will try to apply the protected property to all fields belonging to that symbol. The numeric expression protect_property turns the protected property off (if zero) or on (if nonzero).
Return Value
The function returns the number of items whose protected property was successfully changed.
Example
PROC RELATIONSHIP

onfocus

    // automatically set the first person to be the head of the household
    // and protect the field so that it is not shown to the enumerator
    if curocc() = 1 then
        RELATIONSHIP = 1;
        protect(RELATIONSHIP, true);
    else
        protect(RELATIONSHIP, false);
    endif;
See also: SetProperty Function