Hello Board!
 

I've nearly completed the overhaul of my FM app thanks to your help. It's looking great.

One step that i'm stuck on is a validation script.

I have the user scan a barcode into a Custom Dialog Box. FM sets this as $UI and then runs a

 

IF [Length ($UI)<>10}

Exit Script

Else....

 

to make sure it's only 10 digits long. I also want to reject (exit script) it if that $UI barcode has been scanned in the last 7 days.

 

I'm sure this is possible.

 

I would have to run a search for that $ in the table, then do something like 'GetTodaysDate' and then do some sort of match against 'TodaysDate' - 7Days???

I have no idea how this would work.

 

Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated as always.

 

H

You could modify your existing step as:

 

Length ($UI)<>10

OR

yourTable::yourDate > Get ( CurrentDate ) - 7

Hi!

 

Thanks! My <> doesn't work for a start...

 

Set Field [uI::UI Number; $UI]

If [Length(UI::UI Number)<>10]

Delete Record/Request [no dialog]

Exit Script []

End If

 

Can you see what's wrong with it? It's long winded, i suppose. Can i just ask if the variable is <>10, rather than setting a field as the Var and then questioning that field contents?

 

But thanks for writing out the date issue. I could not figure it out. I can just use '7' rather than '7' days? How can i get it to look at 7 seconds or 7 weeks or 7 months?

 

Thank  you again!

 

H

Why don’t use the tools that you paid for. i.e. Script Debugger and Data Viewer?

I have the user scan a barcode into a Custom Dialog Box. FM sets this as $UI

 

Since you scan into a field first, you can start with:

 

If  [ Length ( ScanInputField ) ≠ 10 ]

# reject

Else

# accept and continue

...

End If

 

Ideally, the ScanInputField would be a global field, so you would not need to delete the record upon reject. Instead, create a new record only on accept.

 

 

 

I would have to run a search for that $ in the table, then do something like 'GetTodaysDate' and then do some sort of match against 'TodaysDate' - 7Days???

 

 

Well, you could define a relationship showing any records with a matching barcode and creation date in the last 7 days. But performing a find would work too. You can do it all in one by finding records where the barcode = gScanInputField AND creation date ≥ Get ( Currentdate ) + 7.

Nice, thanks again guys. I'm just getting my head around the logic.

 

Appreciate it.