launch script on field validation?

[Mark H.]

After many, many years away from FileMaker...

I'd like to launch a script that is triggered by a field's validation (i.e. the user TABs out of the field)...but the clostest option I see...might be using a custom funtion to somehow run a script(?)

In other words, when the user TABs-out of this field, I want a script to launch, and I'd like to know the best method in which to implement this.

TIA

Mark H.

[Lee Smith]

This topic comes from time to time. Do a search of the Forum for +Exit +Field +Script or +Script +Activation +Field +Exit. Use the plus as shown for the best result of narrowing down the search.

Lee

[Vaughan]

Without doubt you'll need a plug-in to do this. An auto-enter function activates the script on field exit.

[Mark H.]

Many thanks, Lee and Vaughn. Looks like there's definitely some good pug-ins available for this. I agree with a lot of comments that I've read on similar threads -- basic script-firing events like this should be included in the standard product. That, and adding an option to enable cascading updates between related fields in separate tables.

But, I have very few "complaints"...FMP has evolved into the best all-around database software that I have ever used.