Notifying if record is created or edited

[Bengt]

When working in a data enter view, it is very important if a new record is created or an old one is editet. If DD_RETAIN is set on the fields is, however, not possible for the user to see if he is creating a new or editing an old record. It is easy be confused about what is going on and changeing a record by misake can sometimes get devastating consequences. A message should be shown about what is going on. My question is how to create such a message.

It can simply be a textbox that is shown or hidden. But where shall the code for showing and hiding this textbox be placed?

Bengt