filemaker, controlling portal fields

controlling portal fields

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Warner Onstin #1 / 5	controlling portal fields Yes, It's me again. Just a quick thanks to everyone who's helped me so far (and I hope I've been somewhat helpful ;-). Is there an easy way to control portal tabbing? As a user goes through the layout they encounter a portal which can have multiple rows, but at some point this must stop. Is it possible to set up some kind of script that will allow them to continue on through the rest of the layout? One possibility I was thinking about was something similar to what I asked before (about executing a script via a pop-up selection). But I don't know what kind of performance hit this will bring, as it would be run on every row that the user enters. -warner
Tue, 04 Nov 2003 09:06:29 GMT

C. Alex Lord #2 / 5	controlling portal fields There is a way to execute a script in response to a selection in a pop up menu (not a list). But what really triggers this script is clicking on the field (which is a button). A script can detect the current field and go to another, but a field that is turned into a button won't trigger it's script if its tabbed in to. You could create a background script that always runs in a loop- pausing for user input, checking the current field, etc..- this is a general approach to getting FM to react to events that it generally can't (with out a plugin). People have different things to say about this kind of script, and it performance depends allot on the layout- the script usually has to perform some thing like an exit record request or a refresh step with each loop and this can make calculation fields and portals flash noticeably while they reevaluate. I haven't seen this kind of script work to well and don't suggest it unless you really need it and don't want to spring for a plugin. Though it's not a perfect solution, I suggest creating a "tab out of portal script", assigning it to one of the Ctrl #1-0 keys and add a comment to the layout or help file like: "press ctrl 1 to tab out of portal". -- C. Alex Lorda Quote: > Yes, > It's me again. Just a quick thanks to everyone who's helped me so far (and I > hope I've been somewhat helpful ;-). Is there an easy way to control portal > tabbing? > As a user goes through the layout they encounter a portal which can have > multiple rows, but at some point this must stop. Is it possible to set up > some kind of script that will allow them to continue on through the rest of > the layout? > One possibility I was thinking about was something similar to what I asked > before (about executing a script via a pop-up selection). But I don't know > what kind of performance hit this will bring, as it would be run on every > row that the user enters. > -warner
Tue, 04 Nov 2003 11:25:33 GMT

Bridget El #3 / 5	controlling portal fields Hi Warner Do you want users to tab into the portal at all? If not, you can just omit the fields in the portal from the tab order. If you need to include it in the tab order, it will automatically tab out of the portal after the last related record. If you want to jump ship before then, the best way is to just to click in the next field out of the portal, then start tabbing again from there. I can't imagine that there is anything that you could do that would be any easier than that. If you need to tab backwards in the tab order, its shift-tab on a Mac. -- Bridget Eley Quote: > Yes, > It's me again. Just a quick thanks to everyone who's helped me so far (and I > hope I've been somewhat helpful ;-). Is there an easy way to control portal > tabbing? > As a user goes through the layout they encounter a portal which can have > multiple rows, but at some point this must stop. Is it possible to set up > some kind of script that will allow them to continue on through the rest of > the layout? > One possibility I was thinking about was something similar to what I asked > before (about executing a script via a pop-up selection). But I don't know > what kind of performance hit this will bring, as it would be run on every > row that the user enters. > -warner
Tue, 04 Nov 2003 11:25:38 GMT

Warner Onstin #4 / 5	controlling portal fields Thanks for the responses! -warner Quote: > Hi Warner > Do you want users to tab into the portal at all? If not, you can just > omit the fields in the portal from the tab order. > If you need to include it in the tab order, it will automatically tab out > of the portal after the last related record. If you want to jump ship > before then, the best way is to just to click in the next field out of the > portal, then start tabbing again from there. I can't imagine that there > is anything that you could do that would be any easier than that. > If you need to tab backwards in the tab order, its shift-tab on a Mac. > -- > Bridget Eley > > Yes, > > It's me again. Just a quick thanks to everyone who's helped me so far (and I > > hope I've been somewhat helpful ;-). Is there an easy way to control portal > > tabbing? > > As a user goes through the layout they encounter a portal which can have > > multiple rows, but at some point this must stop. Is it possible to set up > > some kind of script that will allow them to continue on through the rest of > > the layout? > > One possibility I was thinking about was something similar to what I asked > > before (about executing a script via a pop-up selection). But I don't know > > what kind of performance hit this will bring, as it would be run on every > > row that the user enters. > > -warner
Tue, 04 Nov 2003 11:30:57 GMT

Wm JSiege #5 / 5	controlling portal fields Does Filemaker allow us to assign scripts to certain keys? If so, you can write a script that takes you to the field following the portal, and use the assigned key instead of the tab key. You can put a note next to the portal as a reminder.
Wed, 05 Nov 2003 12:48:03 GMT

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