Script and dialog box

[gaby78]

Hello:

When "save record changes automatically" is not selected in layout setup, FM displays a dialog box with "Save" and "Don't save" buttons.

Question: is there a way to add scripts to these options in such a way that if the user clicks on the Save button FM saves and execute script X and if he clicks on "Don't Save" FM does not save and execute script Y?

[Zero Tolerence]

That refers to layout changes, users generally cannot make any changes to the layout, and I don't think it would be possible to run a script based off of this.

Can you tell us why you would want to do this, perhaps we can come up with a better solution for you.

[gaby78]

Hi ZT:

Thanks for trying to help.

I am trying to find a way to prevent accidental delete/modification of data on a layout.

In my last posting Vaughan suggested that I use 2 layouts, 1 for data entry and 1 for browsing where fields are protected. It's a good suggestion but the problem is once data is entered the user is still on data entry layout and records can still by accidentally modified. I thought it would be possible to piggy back a simple script on the FM dialog box where once the user clicks on the Save button FM saves the record and execute a script that switches to the browse layout.

Edited March 24, 2006 by Guest

[Zero Tolerence]

Using this method, you could create a few global fields for data entry. Then, when they have entered the data and pushed the "Save" button, you can add those to a new record in your data table and go to the browse layout. This way, they're not actually creating the new records themselfs, you are in your script.

[gaby78]

Thanks ZT .

I never thought of using global fields.