User Script Control

[Dr. Evil]

Hello Fellow/Female Datamates,

I am looking for some help on…

allowing user to control script by providing options, for example:

PRINT

-or-

CANCEL

If user chooses PRINT, script will continue to print.

If user chooses CANCEL, script will close print window and return to original layout.

I do not no how to set up script so these options are presented to user.

Also, can there be more then tow options/choices?

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On that note,

I would like to set up a REPORT script, that when ran, it will ask user…

"Which report do you wish to run?"

- Quote Script

- Invoice Script

then depending on users choice appropriate script will run.

Any help, feedback or direction on providing user options/choices to control scripts would be a great help,

Thank you all!

[Razumovsky]

Check out the Allow user abort (off) and Show custom dialog and script steps.

You will want an if statement after the dialog that goes something like:

If[get(lastmessagechoice) = 1]

your selection 1 script steps

Else If[get(lastMessagechoice)= 2]

Your selection 2 script steps...

End If

-MiniRaz

[Dr. Evil]

Hello,

Thank you for your response, I believe I will be able to use the helpful tips you gave.

I have a quick question tho.

Looks like the custom dialogue box only allows 3 options.

Do you know what I could do if I needed 4 or more options?

Again, thank you for your time.

[Razumovsky]

You will need to figure out a workaround. There are several possibilities, two are:

1). Use 2 different buttons, one that says "Quote Report" and runs the report script with "Quote" as the script parameter, and one that says "Invoice Script" and has "Invoice" as a script parameter.

Use another If step in your script along the lines of:

If[get(scriptparameter)="Quote"]

your quote script steps...

2). Build your own dialog box as a separate layout that will be scripted to open in a new window. You could then have as many fields or buttons as you wanted on it. The buttons could either resume the script, or start a new script altogether.

[Dr. Evil]

Great, thank you,

i will experiment.

I hope I am not bugging you :

but... one last question.

I have a simple script that goes kinda like this.

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get related records from(relationship) using (layout)

enter Preview mode

pause script (indefinitely)

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When scrip is paused, in the status area there are two options

CONTINUE

-or-

CANCEL

Can set up script so that if user selects CONTINUE script will print

or if user selects CANCEL script will close window and return to original layout?

I am kinda putting the cart in front of the horse on this question, I have not experimented with the new info you have gave me.

I am guessing this would work with the If[get(lastmessagechoice) = 1]

but does CANCEL = O or 1 and CONTINUE = 1 or 2?

Thank you.

[Razumovsky]

No, the get(lastmessagechoice) only relates to the custom dialog script step I think. Canceling will just leave you on the preview layout, and buttons will not work in preview mode.

Workaround time again!

Some more possibilities:

1. Have the user decide before entering preview mode.

2. You can have a script copy the record in preview and paste it in a large container that can be viewed in browse mode so that buttons can be accessed

3. Another custom layout that opens in browse mode in a separate window that is a button pallete- has Print or cancel buttons on it that would be trigger scripts that would operate on the preview window.