Status(CurrentMessageChoice) question

[stefangs]

i'm trying to understand the logic of the status(currentmessagechoice) parameter. if there's no dialog directly preceding the evaluation, does it remain at it's last value?

sometimes it seems to stick, sometimes not. perhaps it's cleared when a new script or subscript is invoked. anyone know for sure?

thanks!

[Jim McKee]

Great question. I've puzzled over this a few times, and I've searched the FileMaker docs, the FSA TechInfo KB, etc. but have never found a description of the internal rules for storing the value. I hope someone jumps in here with the definitive answer.

One thing I've done in my scripts when I can't re-capture the user's selection with a If[status(CurrentMessageChoice)] step is:

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[John Caballero]

The value doesn't seem to stick once a new script step is processed. Setting the result in a global is a good practice, especially if you don't want to evaluate the message choice right away.

[stefangs]

storing into a global... that'll do the trick. thanks!