Why not create a Find Script with the Go to Field, attach the script to an icon that is placed on the layout?
FM remembers the last field entered in Find. Charlene Charlene M. Flora, AAIT Administrative Assistant Division of Athletic Training/Sports Medicine Intercollegiate Athletics The University of Texas at Austin P. O. Box 7399 Austin, TX 78713-7399 512/589-0480 This message is for the designated recipient(s) only. It may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. If this message contains Protected Health Information as defined by the HIPAA Privacy Rule, any dissemination, distribution or reproduction by a designated recipient to an entity not authorized by HIPAA Privacy Rule to have access to the information is strictly prohibited. From: FileMaker Pro Discussions [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Kachel Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 3:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Setting TAB ORDERS and FIELD BEHAVIOR in a database 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 Melissa Blackburn | Sr. Program Assistant MSTR | Miami University | Marketing Communications | T: 513.529.7596 | F: 513.529.1950 | E: [email protected] <x-msg://76/[email protected]> ________________________________ Connect with Miami on Blogger <http://miamiuadmission.blogspot.com/> , Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Oxford-OH/Miami-University/75387987874?re f=ts> , Twitter <http://twitter.com/MiamiUAdmission/> and YouTube <http://www.youtube.com/miamiofohio> . 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. David Kachel Foundation Database Systems Custom Software Developers Publishers of: "AutoNavigator for FileMaker Pro(tm) " [An incredible time-saving tool for Developers - Build tab-sets up to seven levels deep, up to twenty layouts per level, 140 tabs per layout; thousands of layouts without writing a single line of code. To learn more, visit our web site (below).] "White Paper for FMP Novices" (a free download) "Database Design for FMP" (a free download) "Developer Storage" (a free download) "Universal Capitalizer" (a free download) "Universal Time Formatter" (a free download) email: [email protected] web site: http://www.foundationdbs.com ICQ: 308137637 Skype: DavidKachel iChat: [email protected] Yahoo Messenger: davidkachel Tel: (432) 386-2121
