I'm updating a script that was working fine against a FMP 5 Server database, but in upgrading it for a database now on 8 server, I'm unable to show a newly created record using the pointer returned by the create new record command:

This script returns an "Object not found" error:

property dbURL : "fmp7://[email protected]/DBName"



  tell application "FileMaker Pro Advanced"

		activate

		getURL dbURL

		tell database 1

			show layout "New DataEntry"

			set new_rec to create new record

			show new_rec

		end tell

	end tell

The Event Log looks like this:

tell application "FileMaker Pro Advanced"

	activate

	getURL "fmp7://[email protected]/DBName"

	show layout "New DataEntry" of database 1

	create new record

		record id 3.5503E+4 of window "UGlist (PR Database)"

	show record ID 3.5503E+4 of window "UGlist (PR Database)"

		"FileMaker Pro Advanced got an error: Object not found."

The record pointer, then, is 

record id 3.5503E+4 of window "UGlist (PR Database)"

  with "UGList" being the database file name and "(PR Database)" the database name on the server.



However, when I hard code that same record ID without its parent references, the show command works. i.e, 

show record ID 3.5505E+4

succeeds without error.

Also, if I run this against the same database running locally, it succeeds.

Would anyone know why this might be? Has there been changes in the FM 8 dictionary that's causing this?

TIA,

--Chris

Hi Chris

I have recently had the same problem. I posted the question on this site and the MacScripter BBS site (which I got help on).

I refer you to my post below

http://bbs.applescript.net/viewtopic.php?id=19064

but your not going to like it.

I suggest you find another way of displaying the record you need. e.g. show every record whose cell "Record Numbers" is "123456".

As long as this field's value is unique you should get only one record displayed which you can work on.

Hope this helps

Tim

Thanks for that, Tim.

I did consider those suggestions to show the record after its creation, and you're right, I didn't like them ;-) But I guess I'll use one as a workaround for now. I'm just glad to know I'm not the only one banging my head against the wall about this.

I do think, though, that even with served databases that FileMaker does track the record id, as when I hard code the id without its parent reference, i.e.,

show record id 3.5503E+4

instead of

show record id 3.5503E+4 of window "UGlist (PR Database)"

it works.

I would say this is a bug, and I did talk to FileMaker about it. They said they don't officially do support for AppleScript, but did have a look at my post here and said they would pass it along and get back to me, but I've heard nothing back yet.

Thanks, again...

--Chris