Status Area and Find Mode

[GalainHH]

Hello,

with FM 10 the User can modify the Status Area and there´s nothing you can do to control this, except locking the Status area completely

In our solution, adding a new record is made by a Button, trigerring a script, that is filling some data in special fields. As mentioned, we can lock the Status Area in browse mode.

But in search mode?

In search mode, you can´t lock the status area because the user should be able to do a search by omitting records!

In our solution, we need the ability to control the search. In FM 9 we had 2 buttons:

Search = Entering search mode and fill some values in certain fields

Extend Search = New request and fill some values in certain fields

In FM 10 our buttons are still there, but in the status area is a nice new button "New Request", that will bypass our skript that fills some values in certain fields

is there a way to block the button "New Request" or is there a search operator for omitting?

[GalainHH]

I think I found a solution:

Installig a custom "requests"- menu, where the "New Request" command is missing.

Than the corresponding button in the status area is grey and no longer active.

[comment]

In search mode, you can´t lock the status area because the user should be able to do a search by omitting records!

See if this heps:

http://www.filemaker.com/help/html/scripts_ref1.36.79.html#1030580

[Steven H. Blackwell]

with FM 10 the User can modify the Status Area and there´s nothing you can do to control this, except locking the Status area completely

This is not correct. Please see the post I made Monday on this topic.

Steven

[Lee Smith]

Hi Steven,

Here is the post I believe you are referring to Managing the New Status Area

Lee

[Steven H. Blackwell]

Yes, Lee, thanks. I am on the floor in the FMI booth, and I couldn't find the link. Thanks for posting it.

Steven

[GalainHH]

Thanks for the link

[mlemmnapa]

Just turn it off in Find mode (an everywhere else) and develop your own UI or use a custom menu (as I have done). The new status area in 10 is nothing but trouble.

-Mark Lemm