Scripting a 'Back' buttom

[Partha]

Hi,

Am trying to script a 'Back' button that works like an internet browsers' 'Back' button for a solution I've made for a non-Techy friend. Came across a problem that stumped me.

The "Go to layout" command only takes a layout number, so I can't ask it to go to a layout by name. Using a 'Go to Layout' by number is fine for a "Back" script if I'm navigating in the same file. Trouble is, the solution is currently using 12 files.

If I go to another file, even though I've got the File name and the layout name along with the layout number, can't work out a way to tell FileMaker which file to go to before it goes to the layout number.

Would appreciate any help that could even give me a glimpse of an idea.

Thanks in advance.

Partha Dasgupta

[Garry Claridge]

Maybe you could have a 'central' file which just has Global fields for keeping track of file and layout navigation.

All the best.

Garry

[Partha]

Hi,

I do have a central file where I set the File name, the layout name & the layout number.

Issue is, FileMaker's "Open" command can not take values from a field, and must be pointed to a file.

So how do I go to a layout in another file ?

TIA, Partha

[Partha]

Thanks Garry Claridge. Got it.

In the central file, created a script that checks the name of the file I've come from that I'd set in a Global field.

This looped If script goes to the relevant file, and then the layout number.

Thanks again.

Partha