Reference a layout object within a tab control

[apathyisafad]

Hello. I'm updating a database I created for my company to keep track of inventory/jobs/purchase orders etc. and I'm stuck on one little thing (it's probably a really easy answer but I couldn't find it when searching).

I've got an Items layout with the item ID referenced in a web viewer that shows the vendor's web catalog. I already have it working so that when I change items in my database it automatically changes items on the web viewer. What I want to do now is to put the web viewer on a tab control so that it does this in the background but does not display default, only if you click on the tab. I have in one of my scripts an If step:

PatternCount(GetLayoutObjectAttribute("HDSupplyViewer"; "content"); "Sorry, no matches were found for")

If the result comes back true, I want it to show a custom dialog saying I need to update my item. It worked great before I put the web viewer on a tab control. Now I can't figure out how to reference the tab control and then the web viewer in this single calculation. Can anyone help? I'm stuck. Thanks.

[bruceR]

There is no need to change the reference.

But since it is on the tab control - and is hidden - there will not be any content until you display it.

[apathyisafad]

Thank you. That makes a lot of sense. So I guess I can put in the script to go to that tab and then go back to the other one. I want it to always display the dialog if the web page won't display. Thanks a lot.

[bruceR]

Note that it doesn't have to go to the tab; it can go the object, and therefore it will select whatever tab the object has been placed on.