Is there a script trigger that would work while entering a layout and where is it found?

ie, OnLayoutEnter ?

thanks,

Under Layout Setup. OnLayoutLoad if you want it to run when the layouts loads, or OnModeEnter if you want it to run when the mode changes.

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John,

I am trying to eliminate the use of a calculation field by using this script trigger to set a field with (Get LayoutName) as it opens the layout. Currently the calc does this quietly in the background. The script trigger is also working, but when it sets the field, it is asking to change the record or revert. How can this be overridden. I want it to work, like a variable, that gets set, but without dialog.

Make your script, after setting the field, commit the record with no dialog/skip validation.

sorry, I should have known that. thanks

Is there a way to dynamically set field? What I mean is, to do what you helped with above on multiple tables will require multiple scripts that set the appropriate field in each. Is there a way to say:

Set Field [ Get ( LayoutTable ) & "::_layout" ; Get ( LayoutName ) ]

or even

Set Field [ Substitute ( Get ( LayoutTable ) & "::_layout" ; Get ( LayoutName ) ; "_" ; " " ) ]

or using a variable?

thanks

Yes, FileMaker 10 has Set Field By Name.

Another method is to assign an object name to the field, and the script could then use Go to Object and Set Field(don't specify the field). This method can be used in FileMaker 8.5 and 9 as well.

Thanks,

Is there a way to dynamically do the same within an If statement?

Yes, can you give an example of what you're after?

Say I need to check a consistantly named field in multiple tables, ie. _layoutTitle

If [ Not IsEmpty ( Get ( LayoutTableName ) & "::_layoutTitle" )

Would that work?