how can I capture a keypress event ?

[ShineFM]

hello!!! Is it possible in Filemaker to capture a keypress event? I mean, can a script run only by pressing a key? I know that a script can run only by pressing buttons, and I need to run a script only pressing the enter key, because I use a codebar scanner, and I want to run a script after I have scannered a codebar! I hope this is possible... Thank you all!!!

p.s. excuse me if I made some errors in the text...

[ryanzon]

Unfortunately, this is not possible .....yet... Although you can run a script when it loses focus (like the lose focus event in VB) using the events plugin

[Mike D.]

Take a look at the Barcode section of this forum. There may be some help there. For example, check out this thread (Barcode in FileMaker)

http://www.fmforums.com/threads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=32347&page=1&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1

HTH, Mike

[Ugo DI LUCA]

ShineFM said:

I want to run a script after I have scannered a codebar!

Enter or Return Key ?

If this first operation was made by script, you could include a Loop script and then capture the key that was hit to execute the sub-script.

i.e.

Set Field (g_countglobal_CR = Patterncount(global_CR," ")

Perform Script <Scan Script>

Goto Field (g_globalCR)

Loop

End Loop If (Patterncount(g_globalCR, " ") >g_countglobal_CR)

Pause/Resume (00:00:02)

End Loop

Exit Field

Perform Script 2

[ShineFM]

thank you all!!!!