Scripted sorting popup help

[LaRetta]

I posted this on another forum and haven't gotten a response. I am hoping someone on this forum will have some ideas for me.

Situation: User is presented with a popup menu (set to not allow entry) which has the following script attached. This popup lists sort criteria. Script worked fine in the following format (without the bold I added later). But

[transpower]

Validation | Not Empty

This way a choice must be made.

[SteveB]

setfield(gSortorder,"")

GoToField(gSortorder)

Pause/Resume Script(0:00:00)

Exit Record/Request

IF (gSortorder="")

Halt Script

Endif

IF (gsortorder=....

Steve

[LaRetta]

Thanks for your help guys!

Transpower said... This way a choice must be made.

I don't want to force a choice. Sometimes a User may pop a list and then get a phone call and need to jump elsewhere instantly. I would rather address the problem another way.

Yep, Steve, I was under the mistaken impression that a loop was necessary to keep the popup open to give a user selection time. I thought that, without the loop, the User would need to select instantly or the popup would rudely close. I was wrong! I learned scripting popups from two demos of CobaltSky's (ScriptMenu and LayoutsMenu). He loops them. But I believe that may be to address xplat (ie, maybe popup lists need them for Macs) or something.

Problem solved. The popup stays open as long as the User wishes - no loop required! And, because there is no loop, Users can go about their business if they change their minds and the pause terminates.

LaRetta