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.

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

Manually ...

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

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?

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

Can you post your (stripped) file ?

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?

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 ?

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.

Yes

In the script:

if[Get(WindowMode)=1]

go to field [ThatField]

else

...

...

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.

"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.