Flag records based on the layout

[z178]

How can I make all records viewed in a certain layout capture the date they are viewed in that layout.

I tried this -

Created a Layout "Special"

In each record, created a Text Field with an autoenter calculation

GetAsText (

   Case (   (Get ( LayoutName )="Special") ;

                Timestamp(Get ( CurrentDate ); Get(CurrentTime)

                          )

         )

            )

This triggers the script only when a new record is created while in the "Special" Layout

How do I trigger a calculation to be done, every time a record goes into a specific layout?

[z178]

If I avoid the status bar buttons to navigate through records and to layouts, and use buttons on the layout to do the same tasks Can I achive the same results? Would that be the way to do it?

[Inky Phil]

Yup you are going to have to limit navigation to that 'special' layout so that to get to it a user has to press a button.

You can then attach a script to the button that uses a setfield instruction to store the date or time or both into a field and then uses a go to layout instruction.

HTH

Phil