How To Auto Advance Records?

[mikajake]

I have a bowling database. What I want to do for speedy input is when the user enters a score in say game 5, then continues on to game 10, i want to have filemaker advance to the next record when it hits game 10 instead of going back to game 1.

Any input would be greatly appreciated

[LiveOak]

A couple of ideas:

1) Place the user in a script with a pause at each frame, after the 10th pause, a Go to Record/Request/Page (next) is executed.

2) Use a plug-in, such as Activator, capable of triggering a script upon exiting a field.

-bd

[mikajake]

I am kind of new to filemaker so forgive me. Do I start the script upon entering the form or upon entering game 1. As it is right now, when I enter the form and hit tab, I am in game 1 of bowler 1. I tab through the fields entering games as needed, then I hopefully on to the next bowler after I enter the game 10 field

[jasonwood]

Do I start the script upon entering the form...[?]

Yes.

Here's how the script might look:

Go to layout, bowler entry

Loop

Pause/Resume Script

Go to record, next

End Loop

When you start the script, it goes to the correct layout, then waits for the user to hit enter.

Every time the user hits Enter (or continue), it goes to the next record.

[Razumovsky]

Alternatively, you could just be lazy and use the ctrl+up/down arrow shortcut to scroll between records.

-Raz

[mikajake]

What I want to do for speedy input, when entering a record and I reach the last field of the form, i want to have filemaker advance to the next record and move back to the first field. Thats it.

[mr_vodka]

Wow this post came over 6 years after the last post... That must have been some bowling game! :

[mikajake]

haha, truth is i was using another software that does scroll through records. But now i have decided to give Filemaker a real chance.

[mr_vodka]

Are you still on FM8? If you have FM10, then you can use scrip triggers to get you to the next record.