* Can't create/update repository field in templated source

[shoshk]

I have no problem creating/updating other types of fields (like TEXT or DATE). But, for some reason, I can't create/update a repository field.

Here's a snippet of code:

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local pSource = pCite.source
local pRepository = SetRepository(pSource, tblFields["RP-Repository"].Value)
local sTag = "~.~RP-Repository"
local ptrItem = fhGetItemPtr(pSource, sTag)
if ptrItem:IsNull() then
	ptrItem = fhCreateItem(sTag, pSource)
end
if ptrItem:IsNotNull() then
	fhSetValueAsLink(ptrItem, pRepository)
end

Where:

pRepository points to the repository record (stepped through in debugger and verified)
pSource points to the source record
sTag is the specification for the repository field (in my case - RP-Repository)

The call to fhGetItemPtr(pSource, sTag) returns NULL, as does the subsequent call to fhCreateItem(sTag, pSource).

What am I doing wrong?

[tatewise]

fhGetItemPtr will return null if field does not exist.
fhCreateItem tag must not start with tilde dot.

[shoshk]

Thank you, thank you!

I missed that.

What would I (and all of us) do without you?