Richard, I believe this solution might work. Add a global field to allow the user to select the vendor type (even on a special layout). This should capture the vendor type in a field for future reference. Change the Find to be performed in a script. You could copy and paste the vendor type for the find, perform the find, and then switch to the appropriate "tab" layout.
Steve Lemond Univ of Tennessee Martin 731-881-7895 -----Original Message----- From: FileMaker Pro Discussions [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard S. Russell Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Doing a Find Plus a Little More I have a client who runs a wedding-planning consultancy. I've got her "Vendors" data-entry screen set up so that all the generic information (business name, contact name, address, etc.) is on the left side of the screen, while the right side is occupied by a bunch of tab controls (venues, facilities, beauty shops, bridal shops, florists, photographers, etc.), each of which contains info peculiar to that type of vendor. She usually wants to do a Find for a particular vendor type. After entering Find mode, she selects the vendor type from the drop-down list in that field and hits Enter. What I'd like to do, in addition to that, is capture the vendor type she's searching for and use that info to bring the appropriate tab control to the front. But I'm danged if I can figure out how to get a grip on it from Find mode. Any hints?
