Go to Field NOT WORKING?

[ron G]

Here is another description of the problem:

I have a table called Members. On this table (in a 1:many) is Dues which is a portal.

The fields on the Dues portal are: DATE DUES PAIDYEAR

Date has an ONOBJECTSAVE trigger that runs a script called DuesDefault.

DuesDefault looks like this:

Go to Field PAIDYEAR -- This works

IF ---

setfield (all setfields work and are on the portal... but still on Members.

Else--

setfield

ENDIF

IF---

setfield

Else

setfield

ENDIF

>>>As I run Debugger, I can see that the Go To Field sends the cursor to PAIDYEAR but...

when the script falls out of the last ENDIF, the cursor jumps to the DUES field? A subsequent GO TO FIELD PAIDYEAR DOES NOTHING??? I have also tried Setfield. Nope.

So far I have been baffled by this for 3 days. Pleazzzzzzz, does anyone have idea how I can get the cursor to go to PAIDYEAR at the end of the script?

[Wim Decorte]

what's the purpose of the blank Set Field?

For good measure remove the tab order from all fields if you're not using it.

[bruceR]

Suggest you post the entire script; or a copy or clone of the file. As mentioned by Wim; the setfield with no target makes no sense.

Set field does exactly that; sets contents of a specified field to a specified value. The field does not have to be on the layout and the set field script step has no relation to navigating to particular fields.

[ron G]

Suggest you post the entire script; or a copy or clone of the file. As mentioned by Wim; the setfield with no target makes no sense.

Set field does exactly that; sets contents of a specified field to a specified value. The field does not have to be on the layout and the set field script step has no relation to navigating to particular fields.

RE: Setfield. I did that as an act of despiration to see if it would contribute to a solution. The problem remains that Go To Field doesn't work -- unless I put an Exit below it. (Exit is the last instruction in the script). Why should that work? (I wonder if my FM 11 03 upgrade screwed up something?)

[bruceR]

Pointless to discuss until we see your entire script or your file. Basically zero chance of any other problem except for a script logic error problem.

Further, you should understand the exit options for onObjectSave script triggers:

http://fmhelp.filemaker.com/fmphelp_11/en/html/script_trigg.38.6.html#1028606