Hi all, I posted this to the shout but was told the question would be better asked in a forum. Sorry.

I am new to Filemaker. Not new to computers at all. I inherited a FM DB when I started a new job and I am trying to modify it. SO far I have been doing ok but I am having an issue with something now.

I want to write a script that goes to the top of a field, makes a new line, enters the date and then makes another new line in preparation of entering text into the field.

So . . . you click an "Add new case notes" button then in the case notes field the cursor goes to the top of the field , adds the date, adds a carriage return and then awaits input. I have managed to get it to do everything I want except going to the top of the field. It keeps going to where text was last entered.

Regards,

Drew

If you had FileMaker 7 or 8, you could use the Set Selection script step to position your cursor wherever you want. With FileMaker 5, there really is no way to do this, hence, the reason they added the Set Selection step.

What you can do is look at some alternative approaches:

http://www.filemakerpros.com/NOTES.zip

http://www.filemakerpros.com/NOTES1.zip

If you want to see how to do it with FileMaker 7 or 8, download the following file:

http://www.filemakerpros.com/NOTESFIRST.zip

Thanks for that. I have just ordered FM8 so I should get that in a few weeks then I will be able to do. I appreciate the effort.

Drew

Hi, I finally got the chance to look at NOTESFIRST. Opened it and I have tried to see how it works but it keeps giving me the error message "This action can not be performed because this file is not modifiable" Have you saved it so that its locked or am I doing something wrong?

Regards,

Drew

John's tip files are always open.

I see you are on a Window Machine. Your Windows sometimes changes the file Permissions when you download a file. Go to the file, and Get Info. Change the Permissions to Read and Write.

HTH

Lee

... or unzip the file and open the unzipped one }:|