Dynamic Return to File

[fperugini]

Greetings All,

I have and invoice DB (Invoice.fp5), a jobs DB (Jobs.fp5), and a services DB (services.fp5).

Both the services DB and the jobs DB call scripts in the invoice DB to create an invoice for the respective module. After the invoice is created, there is a button in the invoice module ("Print/Record") that runs a script ([bTN] = Print/Record Invoice) that will send the invoice to the printer, and set the invoice as recorded.

All I want to do in this script is test the invoice type, jobs or services, and return to that file with focus. But the way the script ends, with If/Else steps, the script need to return back to the invoices module to finish the script so the focus always ends up on the invoice module. Here's the tail end of the script:

If [ InvoiceType = 1 ]

Perform Script [ Filename: "Jobs.fp5", " _{= Show Jobs Due" ]}

_{[ Sub-scripts ]}

_{End If}

_{If [ InvoiceType = 2 ]}

_{Perform Script [ Filename: "Services.fp5", " = Show Services Due" ]}

_{[ Sub-scripts ]}

_{End If}

_{Can anyone recommend a way to get back to the calling file with focus? I'm sure this is a common complaint, but how do you guys solve this problem?}

_-Frank

[Fenton]

I'm not sure from the above whether the "[ Sub-scripts]" are in the external file or not. A sure-fire way to make a Go To Layout stop in the external file is to end it with a "Halt" step. It will be the last step performed, so don't put anything after it (other than End If).

[fperugini]

Yep...the Halt Script step in the external file was the key I was missing. I actually had Exit script there as a last script step and that was not working.

But Halt Script as a last step works.

Thank You!