Scripting from Radio Button Selection

[AnnaC]

I am very new to this so please bear with me! I am trying to create a script that will function in different ways depending on the selection made in a field containing radio buttons.

I have a field 'Consent' in which you can select either Yes or No. What i would like to do is if 'yes' is selected have the script take the user to a different layout within the database. If 'no' is selected i would like it to remian on the same layout and display a message. Is this possible and if so how? I know this is probably simple but i am new to scripting!

Thankyou in anticipation

[Lee Smith]

Hi Anna,

Check out the Show Message script step. For an example of how this can work,

Show Message at: http://www.fmfiles.com/tnt8.html

Lee

[Pupiweb]

Hi Anna

try with

If (RadioField ="Yes")

Go to Layout [Other]

Else

Show Message (You haven't chosen Yes ...)

End If

You might also add an If () at the beginning to check for an empty RadioField, should this imply a different action

[AnnaC]

Hi,

Thankyou for your help. I have tried the above but i still canot get the script to run. Is it true that i have to have buttons to attach the script to or can it run simply from the 'Consent' Text field i have formatted for radio buttons? I know this may sound stupid but i haven't ever worked with Filemaker before.

Thanks,

Anna

[kenneth2k1]

Hi:

you can place a transparent button over each selection (yes and no, in this case) and assign it a script. For example, you would have 2 scripts - I'll call them YesButton and NoButton.

YesButton script:

Set Field [radio button field, "Yes"]

Go to Layout [whatever]

--or whatever you want it to do--

NoButton script:

Set Field [radio button field, "No"]

Show Message [whatever]

--or whatever you want it to do--

place these buttons over the yes and no in the radio button field and set them to transparent.

oh yea, don't forget to uncheck "allow entry into field" option.

Ken

[AnnaC]

Thankyou so much! It works! Just a question though for future reference, is it essential that when you want to run a script it be attached to a button?

Thanks again!

Anna

[kenneth2k1]

There are plug-ins that allow for script execution upon exiting a field, but this is not native to FM.

[AnnaC]

Thank you! I'm sure i will be calling on your help again in the near future!

Anna