FM crashes using Troi Dialog when...

[Kent Searight]

Hi all,

I'm trying to figure out a way to get around something that FileMaker 8 Dev on Mac OS 10.4 doesn't seem to like at all. Here's the scenario:

I'm using Troi File Dialog Plug-in to show a dialog with Popups. The Popups get their values from Value Lists in the file. I'd like to add a hyphen or a space at the end of the Popup values so that if a user selects an incorrect value, and the correct answer isn't in the list, then he/she can nullify the input.

I've tried writing this several ways, but every way I've tried crashes the application. Here are two samples of what I've tried thus far:

Set Variable [ $errorCode; Value:Dial_StPopup("-Popup1" ; ValueListItems (Get(FileName); "My Value List") & :paragraph: & "-")]

Set Variable [ $errorCode; Value:Dial_StPopup("-Popup1" ; ValueListItems (Get(FileName); "My Value List") & ":paragraph:-:paragraph:")]

Does anyone know how to achieve what I want to do? Thanks in advance for any help offered!

Edited March 25, 2006 by Guest
added a ")" to second example

[Lee Smith]

Maybe Troi

[Kent Searight]

That's what I'm guessing is the source of the problem also. I'm hoping someone can tell me if there's a way of writing the calculation so that I can add "-" to the end of the ValueListItems() without crashing FM.

[LaRetta]

Hi Kent, beware popup Menus with 8.0v1. It will crash you if script is fired (on Windows anyway). This MAY be tied to your problem as well.

ValueListItems(Get(FileName) ;"Your VL" ) & "¶-" should work.

Edited March 26, 2006 by Guest

[Kent Searight]

Thanks, Laretta...I'll give that a try.

BTW Do you know if the popup list issue has been resolved in version 8.02? That's what I have.

[LaRetta]

The issue isn't with popup lists but rather scripted popup MENUS. And yes, it is resolved in 8.0v2. :wink2: