windowmode

[Slobey]

Hi,

I am trying to set a field with the window mode so my users won't enter find criteria in browse mode and visa versa. I set a calculation that stated the following:

Case(

Get(WindowMode)=0;"BROWSE";

Get(WindowMode)=2;"PREVIEW";

"FIND")

It shows the proper message in browse and preview but nothing in find. Am I doing something wrong? how can I fix this?

Thanks in advance

[-Queue-]

Calculations don't evaluate in Find Mode. Why not just test for which mode you're in before running crucial scripts or create a separate find layout, so it's obvious which mode you're in?

[Slobey]

Thanks for responding Queue.

I am confused though. If calcs don't work in find mode then why does the windowmode script step say that it returns a 1 if in find mode?

I thought about the separate layout but I was hoping that 7 would make it possible to avoid that.

[-Queue-]

It works in a script step, but not in a calculated field. You can test If [Get(WindowMode) = 1] in a script, but calculations only evaluate in Browse and Preview Modes.