Custom dialogue for validation

[Kroutchenkov]

Hi there!

I have a problem with validations... Since validations are not performed via a script, I cannot create my own custom dialogue box when there's an error. Sure, I can display a custom message, but I cannot change the buttons REVERT and OK, nor the title bar. Is there a way to change those too? It is not that it is so much of a problem, but I like things perfectly done, and that disturbs me... If there is no solution to that problem, maybe there is a way to tell FileMaker to run into a script upon changes in this field? In that case, I would know how to solve the problem... Any idea?

Thanks for considering my request.

[CobaltSky]

Hello Andre

[Kroutchenkov]

Hi!

Thanks for the answer. Well, I think I will stay with the FM validation, cause I don't think this only dialogue box from my database doesn't worth 89$. Thanks for the info, though!

[H.P.]

There's a free plug-in (for FM7 only) on this website that will trigger a script upon changes on the field:

http://www.databasepros.com/FMPro

Direct link: http://www.filemakerpros.com/PLUGINEX.zip

Regards,

H.P.

[CobaltSky]

Hello H.P.,

The 'free' plug-in you're referring to is actually the same plug-in that I mentioned which ships on the FileMaker Developer 7 CD-ROM.

However I suspect that the glum tone of Andre

[H.P.]

I guess it's time for him to consider switching to FM 7

[Leb i Sol]

perhaps this might be of use:

http://www.filemaker.com/ti/103792.html

if ur just looking for "revert" part of it....but I think u would have to "Send Dialog Box" from script to get the "Title" and field involved in the error etc.

Maybe u could fake an "entry" simmilar to web forms where [submit] button would trigger the scipts of ....this would mean that u must have:

- a "temp_entry" file and ones validated data would have to be "SetFields" to "true file"

- duplicates of field in globals which will temp. hold the info and then scripted action would add/edit/delete..etc into "true" fields

....all this work just to emulate "on Exit of Field"....

or as said...v 7 : ...which is an option but not a solution.

good luck!