close confirmation

[pelagio]

I want a confirmation dialog before the file closes..

Under File->File options I can Filemaker to run a script before the file is closed.

I put a confirmation dialog there.. but I can't find a way to do an "abort exit" in case the user hits cancel.

What should I do so it cancels the exit?

Edited July 21, 2008 by Guest

[David Jondreau]

Without an Advanced version of Filemaker you cannot do this.

[pelagio]

But I am using FM 9 pro advanced!

[David Jondreau]

But your profile doesn't say that.

You can create custom menus in 9 Advanced. Change the Close command in the File menu to run a script that has your confirmation dialog and checks, using If[] and Get(LastMessageChoice), what the users response is and responds accordingly.

[pelagio]

You are totally right, I will change that.. thanks.

The problem is that the user closes the app by clicking the cross in the upper right corner..

:P

[David Jondreau]

That cross in the upper right triggers the same effects as selecting Close from the menu.

You can't prevent someone from Quitting Filemaker though.

[pelagio]

So you say it is absolutely impossible to add a confirmation dialog with the upper-rigth cross? (the one of filemaker, not of the document)

...

[David Jondreau]

Yes, as it should be. If I were a user who was unable to quit an application, I would become very frustrated. Besides, I could force quit the app or turn the machine off.

What are you trying to accomplish by preventing the user from quitting?

*Actually, it's not impossible, you could for instance, put in an infinite loop of Pausing script steps that only escapes with the right Dialog choice. And I'm sure someone may have a more elegant answer, but to what problem?

Edited July 21, 2008 by Guest

[pelagio]

I just wnat to put an "are you sure you want to quit" dialog. The user asked for it, because he has closed the application by mistake several times...

[David Jondreau]

Someone else may have ideas, but I don't know how you can accomplish that.