Determining Mode

[stanley]

Hi all:

Is there a way to check the user mode (ie Browse, Find, etc.)? I've never had a need for this before, and I'm surprised it's not there. Perhaps I'm not looking in the right place. I just assumed it would be a Get() function.

Thanks in advance

-Stanley

[IdealData]

You're right Stanley, it is a Get() function - it's in the help system too, but to save you looking...

Format

Get(WindowMode)

Parameter

None

Data type returned

number

Description

Returns a number representing the mode FileMaker Pro is in at the time the function is evaluated:

0 for Browse mode

1 for Find mode

2 for Preview mode

3 if printing is in progress

[stanley]

Thanks. It was right in front of me. And yes, I was too lazy to look in the help system. Instead I looked in the moronic FileMaker Bible, which can now have another six months to gather dust.

-Stanley

[IdealData]

Tut tut Stanley. With 1462 posts I thought you might have set an example to some of the newbies ;-)