iphone, ipad, desktop, Win 10 what is the script in Layout Chooser to determing which Layout to load first?

layout chooser

July 1, 20169 yr

What is the script in Layout Chooser to determing which Layout to load first?

July 1, 20169 yr

Not sure what you mean by Layout Chooser...

What you need is an OnFirstWindowOpen script that will detect the device and the OS and go to the proper layout.

Look at the Get( Device ) and Get( SystemPlatform ) functions.

July 1, 20169 yr

Author

I am trying to create a FM14 database(very small 30 records only), that will run on iPhone, iPad and Desktop. I am modifying something I found on the Web called "Vehicle Tracker". So far I am successful, short of the initial script that decides which "Menu" to load on which device. I have found in the Script Workspace a Layout called "Layout Chooser" which I edited to load my Desktop menu, cleverly called "Menu". This script appears to determine if it is being loaded by FM Go or a desktop. Haven't tried it yet in FM Go, but works just fine to find and load my Desktop menu. I now need to be able to either edit this script to load an iPad version or find some script that will discern between the three devices and load the appropriate "Menu".

My Layout Chooser file:

July 2, 20169 yr

can you post a screenshot or PDF printout of that script?

You'll also need to determine how the script gets run. Is through the OnFirstWindowOpen event?

July 2, 20169 yr

can you post a screenshot or PDF printout of that script?

You'll also need to determine how the script gets run. Is through the OnFirstWindowOpen event?

July 2, 20169 yr

can you post a screenshot or PDF printout of that script?

You'll also need to determine how the script gets run. Is through the OnFirstWindowOpen event?

July 2, 20169 yr

Author

I thought i could copy and paste to this, but that didn't work, i will try this: open script.GIF

July 2, 20169 yr

Hi Mike,

40 minutes ago, Mike Kelly said:

I thought i could copy and paste to this, but that didn't work

In FileMaker 14 you can copy the scripts as text.

July 2, 20169 yr

4 hours ago, Mike Kelly said:

I thought i could copy and paste to this, but that didn't work, i will try this:

Ok, so build out that script using ELSE IF branches for all the things you want. As mentioned earlier; use the Get( Device ) and Get( SystemPlatform ) as needed.