Navigating between files

[Diane]

I would like to have a button which navigates to a layout in an unrelated file. Is this possible? Is there a subscript or series of subscripts that will do the job?

Thanks for the help.

[Kermit]

In FMP5 you can perform an external script within another script. This external script could be in your other file that then has the goto layout command in it. I don't know if this feature is in previous versions.

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Matt

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[Keith M. Davie]

Diane, try this: Under "Script" (I'm working in FMPro 4.0v3)

EnterBrowseMode[]

Perform Script [External] (and you designate the FMP db you desire.)

In that (external) database write a script which starts:

EnterBrowseMode[] or EnterFindMode[] (depending on the task you desire to perform) then

GoToLayout [] (and designate the layout you desire)

Then instruct other actions on a particular record or a group of records.

Then create the button to operate the script from the db from which you desire to navigate

Hope you find this useful

Peace

Keith M. Davie