locking the find layout

[redking]

Is it possible to lock a layout in Find mode, or to otherwise keep the user from switching that layout into browse mode without a button/script to release them?

I think the answer is no, but I need certainty before I move on to other possibilities.

Short of using global fields in Browse mode is there a way to present a foolproof "find layout" without depending on the status area?

Thank you.

[Ender]

I'm guessing your problem is users having access to the Find layout when in Browse Mode.

If you use scripts for navigation instead of allowing user to switch layouts in the status bar, this problem can be avoided. You can have your Find script go to the Find layout, Pause and wait for input, then when the script is continued, go to a result layout. You can turn Allow User Abort to "Off" to keep users from canceling the script.

[redking]

I'm guessing your problem is users having access to the Find layout when in Browse Mode.

In fact, no, my problem is the opposite.

I want to prohibit users from inadvertantly straying into the Browse Mode on a layout that is intended for searches only.

Part of the problem stems from my inability to control the "enter" command that performs the find and can bypass the script that I'd like to use to complete, or commit, the search. Even more basic is the users' ability to simply press command-B and shift into Browse Mode on the current window. Can the the mode be locked in Find until a script releases it?

Thanks for your interest in my problem.

[comment]

See the attached demo.

find.fp7.zip

[redking]

See the attached demo.

Thank you kindly, this put me down the right path.