Hi,

I created 2 tabs in a particular layout through the FMP 8 feature
'insert tab control'.

In a script I want to take a decision depending on the tab which is
visible.

How can I do that?

Thanks in advance,
Hans Puype
Belgium

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hpuype (AT) gmail (DOT) com(Hans Puype) wrote:

Script step Go To Field, specifying a field that is on that tab.

Creat a global field to act as a target if necessary.

Matt

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On Jun 7, 9:09 pm, hpu... (AT) gmail (DOT) com (Hans Puype) wrote:
Hi

This advice is for FileMaker 8.5

In the tab control setup you can give a display name for each tab.
This is what users see when they view the tab. I assume you've done
this already.

Then you'll also need to give an object name to each tab too. This you
do by first making sure that "object info" is displayed. This can be
switched on from the "View" menu.

Now select each tab in turn. A tab looks selected when it has a thick
black square around the tab name. Since FileMaker 8.5, the "object
info" has an extra field called "object name". Give each tab a name
here eg "Tab1".

In your script have an If statement: If Get
( ActiveLayoutObjectName )="Tab1".

Regards
Kevin

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objects.
Matt

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On Jun 7, 10:39 pm, Matt WIlls <I... (AT) Witz (DOT) End> wrote:
Here's another attempt by me to answer Hans's question. Am I correct
in assuming that not only do you need navigate to a tab by script, but
also need to know which tab user is on?

Well, if this is the case then use Matt's approach outlined above to
control tab navigation. First you need to hide the real tabs though.
This can be done by following the advice in this post:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp....06cd3884c1bf5d
It involves making the tabs so small that users won't see them.
Replace the tabs with simulated ones that link to buttons that
navigate to the desired layout. Also record what button has been
pressed so that you other scripts will know which tab you are in at
any time.

Regards
Kevin Smith

I have FMP 8.5, sorry I forgot to add the .5 which seems to make a big
difference for this solution.
Thank you, this is exactly what I need.

Kind regards,
Hans


On 8 jun, 01:19, donotusethisaddre... (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:

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That it does.

Object naming was new in 8.5, prior to which we had to use the Go To
Field trick I described.
Matt

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