Using Auto-increment value in before save script

[MrLue]

Hi,

I have a question regaring auto increment fields...
I am giving my leads an ID (auto increment variable called cId) and I giving them a string name that is used for several purpose containing that cId.

I set up this cId as auto increment which works fine.
Then I try a dummy test:
$idstr = cId;

$idstr is always empty or zero, tried with number format and so on.

What am I doing wrong here?

Best regards
Lukas

[shalmaxb]

as far as I know, you can`t calculate increment fields by formula, as it is a database based value. If you could calculate it, it would cause problems with duplicates, regarding deleted records and so on.

[MrLue]

Hi.
I don't want to calculate the incement field, i just want to use it in calculation of other variables, e.g. a text field.
However, the auto increment field value is always zero or empty when i use it in the script - could it be that auto increment fields are calculated after the save process is finished?

[rabii]

You need an afterSave hook as it won't work with beforeSave formula.