how to run a button-less search?

[serzone]

I have an employees database and i'm trying to run a simple quick search without requiring the user to click any buttons (well... kind of).

I have a Layout that displays a list of all the employees. In the header there's a Search Field (Text, Global). When you click on the Search Field there's a button that starts a script.

The script takes you to the Search field and then it pauses indefinitely.

The user types in the search criteria and... this is where i have the problem: once he typed the search strig i want the user to be able to just hit enter to run the search however if you hit enter it will just create a new line in the search text field, it won't resume the script that will actually run the search. If the user were to hit Ctrl+Enter or the Keypad Enter then everything's swell but regular, normal Enter just adds a line to the field.

Any ideas on this one?

See attachment for example.

test.zip

Edited June 21, 2006 by Guest

[Inky Phil]

What you are looking for is event driven scripting.

There is a shareware plug in here that will help

Phil

[Genx]

Strictly speaking it's not shareware, it's freeware, but if you can afford to, donate to the guy, he's really nice and he is giving this to everyone for free.

[serzone]

awesome! thank you!

[victorialine]

I tried it as you sent it and I could do the search by hitting "enter" (as opposed to "return").

On one computer, it was the "Function" and "Return" key, and the other, there was an "enter" key.