Finds

[IEW]

I have just migrated to FM7 and my find scripts dont work.

1. I have a button that I want to get me into find mode.

2. Manually Enter my part no.

3. Continue the the script to Find the part no.

I have tried everything but just cannot get it to work. This must be silly simple. Me thinks I havent drained the swamp. TIA

IW

[The Shadow]

Does it work okay if you do the find completely manually?

What does an example of the find you're doing look like?

[DanBrill]

Are you searching related fields in other files? It may be that you need to fix the path names.

[IEW]

Manual works fine.

My button script is as follows:

Enter Find Mode [Pause]

Perform Find[]

It enters find mode and stops. If I click the continue button on the bar all is ok. I want my Find button to continue the find.

[The Shadow]

I couldn't get that script to work the way you seem to be suggesting it did in FM6.

The script:

If [Get(WindowMode)=1]

  Perform Find[]

Else

  Enter Find Mode[Pause]

Endif

allows your button to fire the find off from find mode. See attachment for a simple example.

findIt.zip

[IEW]

Your example works like a champ. I may die of old age before I learn this program. Please explain the [Get(WindowMode)=1]. TIIvan

[The Shadow]

Get(WindowMode) returns your current state, from the FM Help (which you should avoid at all costs - you never know what sort of crazy [censored] you'll find in there ):

"Get(WindowMode)

Description

Returns a number representing the mode FileMaker Pro is in at the time the function is evaluated:

0 for Browse mode

1 for Find mode

2 for Preview mode

3 if printing is in progress"