Goto Field by Name

[ryangrg]

An option to point a script at a field via calculation much like the SetFeildByName ( ) script.

[Thomas Seidler]

i reckon FMP went with 'Go To Object' instead, with specify by name, cos it is more reliable. You could easily have multiple instances of a field [assuming enterable] on a layout, in which case how does it know which one to go to?

I think in practice go to object is a pretty tolerable work around. But I definitely hear where you are coming from...

[comment]

You could easily have multiple instances of a field [assuming enterable] on a layout, in which case how does it know which one to go to?

The same argument applies to the existing Go to Field [ HardcodedFieldName ] step...

[ryangrg]

GoToObject is extremely useful and I use it. But go to field by name is just another useful tool for different situations. I know everything has to go through extensive testing but this seems like simple internal code in an object oriented program from what I'm learning in my own c studies. What is the Filemaker development cycle like?