Do-it-yourself dialog-type boxes in FMP2.0 scripts?

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2 total messages Started by Mike Gordon Tue, 29 Dec 1992 21:50

#499

Author: Mike Gordon
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 21:50

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     Is there any way to pop up a do-it-yourself dialog box in FMP2.0?  
I have a script that will only work correctly if the user selects a record to
start from (in a view as list type of layout) before running the script.
I'd like to put a message like "select a line to start from and push the OK 
button" at the begining of the script.   
     Because the script does a find / relookup, the results would be ugly if 
it occured on the wrong (older) records.
     Also, thanks to Nick and Laurie for their assistance on my previous 
question.

Mike Gordon  99681084@uwwvax.uww.edu

Re: Do-it-yourself dialog-type boxes in FMP2.0 scripts?

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Author: Nick B Triantos
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 06:49

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In article <1992Dec29.215005.11023@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> mwgordon@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mike Gordon) writes:

> Is there any way to pop up a do-it-yourself dialog box in FMP2.0?  
>I have a script that will only work correctly if the user selects a record to
>start from (in a view as list type of layout) before running the script.
>I'd like to put a message like "select a line to start from and push the OK 
>button" at the begining of the script.   
>Because the script does a find / relookup, the results would be ugly if 
>it occured on the wrong (older) records.

Directly, no, there's no way.  In FileMaker Pro 2.0, you can, however, set
up a layout that displays your message in the Body, with no fields on the
layout, and specify that FileMaker Pro go to that layout upon startup (in
the preferences).  I usually place a button on that layout that sends people
into Find mode, or, maybe in your case, into a layout that's being Viewed as
List. 

> Also, thanks to Nick and Laurie for their assistance on my previous 
>question.

I'm always happy to help out the people of Internetland, who have helped me
out so many times before...

-Nick Triantos                     Avoid bus errors... Take the train!

I may work in Claris Technical Support, but not when I'm logged in on
the Internet...

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