On Nov 12, 2009, at 3:09 PM, Blackburn, Melissa Chappars Ms. wrote:
I have a database of news media reps. No matter how I set the TAB
ORDER & the FIELD BEHAVIOR, a FiND is cumbersome.
After pressing FIND, I key-in the data and press ENTER--and I should
get my answer. ENTER just takes it to the next field in the TAB
ORDER again and again. Pressing ENTER should initiate the FIND, but
I can’t seem to set FIELD BEHAVIOR correctly. Am I alone in this
problem?
I know pressing the blue FIND button on the left will do it but I
would rather not use the mouse any more than I have to.
Thanks, Melissa
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I guess I should expand on my rather short answer. And I meant to type
"Enter Key", not just Enter. Hope you found it.
There is an inherent problem with the simple solution I suggested.
That is, if you have an expanded text field on your layout; one where
your end-user can add lengthy prose. In such a field it is wise to
uncheck the options to advance to the next field using the Tab and
Return keys because the user may well want to use tabs and returns
within the text. This leaves only the Enter key as a way to get out of
the field without resorting to the mouse. If that is the case then you
can't uncheck the Enter key. But there is a larger issue.
FMP's built-in Find mode is great if you are building a solution for
yourself and no one else. However, if you are building a solution for
broader and less casual use, the end-user must never have access to
Find mode (not to mention a lot of other things) as this is really a
developer tool that should be kept hidden from end-users.
If you are building a solution for use by someone else, or multiple
users then you should reconsider using FInd altogether. Have a look at
our White Paper for FMP novices on the downloads page of our web site.
It's free, but over 100 pages so may take a few minutes to download.
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