Press Enter and not perform find

[ddreese]

I have a button on my layout to "find record". All it does is go to a different layout, and enter find mode. I have a 'find' button on that layout that runs a script that takes the user to another layout, which lists the found set.

The users here are really big on pressing enter, and not clicking a button. When they press enter, it performs the find in the current layout, instead of running the script that takes it to the list layout.

I know it's because the focus of the enter key is on the "find" button on the status area to the left, and I don't know how to make it... NOT do that... Is there any way I can make is so that the "enter" button will run the script that performs the find and goes to the different layout?

[cjaeger]

make a custom find request by letting users enter into global fields, then make a script which enters this info into a find request and performs the find. omitting records can be kind of tricky, but otherwise its dead simple.

[ddreese]

So I will have to create a global field for each field that I want to be serachable?

[cjaeger]

sorry, here is a better way:

the script is

go to layout, "Find"

activate search (don't click pause, no predefines)

pause script , indefinite

search (no predefines)

go to layout "xxx"

(i often prefer globals because i want to keep a search history, marking keeping the found set ...)

[ddreese]

Thanks, that worked great. It's kinda weird how that works, though... Thanks!

[Lee Shields]

Help

I have this same problem, could you explain your script a little more for me, im clearly an idiot!

I too have a script that enters search mode on opening a DB, then 3 searchable fields, and a search button. As you say people always hit enter and screw things up

I tried interpreting the steps you list but to no avail

Any help would be much appreciated

Thanks

Lee