Windows problem

[Richard Hurley]

I have created an application in Filemaker. It uses one file and has several tables. In one place the user clicks a button which should open a small Window for new product information to be entered.

When the window opens at the small size, the original layout in the background disappears completely and then when the small window is closed the original large layout appers in the small window. Any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong.

To help another funny thing appears to happen when I first open the application. A small window appers very quickly and then goes and is replaced by the opening layout. The little one cannot be accesses or seen in any way and I have no scripts being used at the start or end of the application.

Any suggestions as this is driving me nuts.

Thanks for the help.

[CobaltSky]

Hello Richard,

I assume that the button that you refer to (the one that users click on to cring up the smaller window) is attached to a script that sets up the window.

However it is a little difficult to discern where your process is going wrong or to suggest ways to correct it without seeing the script/s.

I suggest that you respond with a full transcript of the script/s in question, so that folks here can see it before they respond.

[Neverland]

Richard -

Sounds like your original window was maximized. An unfortunate behavior of MS Windows is that when you display a new, smaller window, your maximized window gets resized too. Sounds like what is happening with you. Good ole Microsoft!

A workaround is to display a window that looks maximized but is a few pixels short of being maximized. You could incorporate the Get functions that allow you to check screen resolution so it would work on multiple screen resolutions.

Hope this helps!

SR