Unable to enter data into field in Find mode

[PatriciaW]

I can't figure this out ...

I have a field on a form that is defined to allow entry in Find mode. However when I try to do a Find on that field it just blink and the cursor remains on the first field in the Tab order. However, if I tab from that field to the problem field I can enter data into it. This field is the 3rd field in the tab order. The field before it is a Pop-up list if that is relevant.

[Raybaudi]

Are you making a "find" manually or with the help of a script ?

[PatriciaW]

Manually ...

[Raybaudi]

Check if that field is a global one or a container...

[PatriciaW]

It is a calculated field (not global, not container) ... but why would that make a difference since I can use it if I tab to it?

[Raybaudi]

Your question is correct...but I wish to exclude some common mistakes.

Can you post your (stripped) file ?

[PatriciaW]

How much do you want to see? I have partitioned the application into User Interface and Database ... would it be sufficient to see the layout in question or do you want the database definition too?

[Raybaudi]

No, i didn't want to see anything...

But what you say isn't normal.

Do you wish to send a new one ? Can you replicate that problem into a fresh new one ?

[PatriciaW]

I discovered the cause of the problem. Although the layout with the problem was designed for general use, I modified it for use only with Find. However, the original author had defined a button which invoked a script on this field and I had not realized that ... it would be nice if there was something in Field Behaviour that indicated that there was a script.

After I removed the script things worked correctly. Could I have modified the script so that if the windowmode was find it would have permitted entry?

Thanks for your help.

[Raybaudi]

Yes

In the script:

if[Get(WindowMode)=1]

go to field [ThatField]

else

...

...

[PatriciaW]

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind ... I just removed the script from the field definition on the Find Layout ... but it is useful to know that.

[Vaughan]

"it would be nice if there was something in Field Behaviour that indicated that there was a script"

In Layout mode, under the View menu, there is an option Show buttons. This puts a thick fuzzy border around all objectd defined as a button.