Going to a specific field when entering Find mode?

[martinihenry]

Okay, is there a way to make the cursor jump to a specific field when entering the find mode?

I know I can make a script to do this via a button, but I want the keyboard shortcut (Command-F) to do this too.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

Jason

[Stuart Taylor]

You can do this with a script attached to a custom menu...

Or easier still you could specify it as the first field to tab into on the layout "specify tabs" then you need no scripts at all.

best

Stuart

[martinihenry]

I wasn't aware I could make custom menu choices with my version of Filemaker.

Tab order doesn't seem to matter, it seems to leave the cursor in the field last used when I shift over to the find mode.

Puzzling.

Jason

[LaRetta]

I believe you need Advanced for Custom Menu. You can jump to the appropriate field BEFORE entering Find Mode. Something like:

Allow User Abort [ Off ]

Set Error Capture [ On ]

Go To Field [ whichever field you wish ]

Enter Find Mode [ Pause ]

Perform Find [ ]

If [ not Get ( FoundCount ) ]

... do whatever if no records

Else

... do whatever if records found

End If

You can use the auto-control keys assigned to the first 10 scripts to fire it, CTRL-0 thru CTRL-9 but, as far as I'm aware, you can't modify CTRL-F behavior (except via plug-in or Custom Menu) nor would you want to. You should be controlling your finds more closely. If Users can CTRL-F any time they wish then they may think they are in Find Mode when not and change real data! I never allow them this access. Simply, always use scripts to protect the data properly and walk your Users through the process.