get(foundcount)

[jhomer]

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?

[dkemme]

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.

[jhomer]

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?

[sbg2]

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

[jhomer]

perfect.. thanks for the help