I have tried this function on several occations and each time i use it i get the same results.

the problem:

I like using custom dialog boxes to obtain find criteria from my users. i also like to display dialog boxes to help the user know whats going on. thus when a found count returns empty or 0 i want to display a message saying there are no matching records and to try the search again.

ive tried using

if get(foundcount) = 0

and get(foundcount)>1 (in this case i was looking for an exisiting occurance of a unique value)

each time this function does not trigger the if statement and the script continues on.

any ideas?

In what context are you using get ( foundcount )? Did you just complete a find? Are you in browse mode? Check your script by inserting a pause and make sure you have the above at the time you test.

sorry i phrased that question really poorly and also discovered a mistake (evaluating a calcualtion as text instead of numberic :-/ ).

but what i am trying to do now is bypass the default dialog that tells you no matching records have been found. I want to be able to display my custom dialog instead. is this possible?

Look for "Set Error Capture script step" in help, they show an example.

perfect.. thanks for the help