I have a single global text field on a layout. The script pauses at that layout for data entry, there is a button there that runs "Resume Script" and it works fine. I ALSO want the user to be able to hit the Return/Enter key to resume the script. That is not working. Depending on how I set-up the field I either get a carriage return in the field or nothing happens...

I do this all the time... it works on other layouts... I must have something configured wrong on this layout of field... or is a property of the global characteristic...?

Mark

So I've done some more testing.

I changed the field from text to number.... same issue

I created a fresh layout with the field in both txt and num formats.... same issue.

Anyone have any ideas?

Mark

Hi Mark,

I'll research it and get back to you. I have never heard of Globals causing this but we'll see.

Edited December 10, 200916 yr by Guest

Do you have User Abort set to Off and all the Go to next field settings deselected?

I can't get the Return key to not put in carriage returns, but Enter does "click" the Resume button.

You could put a script trigger on the field to not allow crs.

But later in the same user process exactly that is working... hitting the large, right side of the keyboard RETURN/Enter key DOES trigger "Resume"...

Ok... I figured it out.

The first pause/resume that was NOT working was in Browse mode, entering data in a global text field.

The second pause/resume that WAS working was in Find mode, entering data in a number field.

What turns out to be the fly in the ointment is the mode. The Return key does a Resume in find mode where it will not in Browse mode. There may be more to it that that... like the field's move to next field behavior, but I don't think the global property has anything to do with it.

Any thoughts?

And while this is not a SOLUTION to the problem I changed this input to a real dialog and the dialog's OK button does, as expected, always resume the script regardless of the mode. (This was built a century ago in FMP 3 before dialogs with input fields were available...)

Hi ignotum,

I was wrestling with a similar problem, but I'm one step behind you. What is your script step that allows the Enter to resume the script? The only way I've figured out to resume a script is with the pulldown menu in the button setup dialog (this may be different if you are resuming the script itself rather than a parent script). In any case, thanks for your thoughts.

Cheers,

Bob