I have a company file with a portal of contacts from my contact file
that are tied to that company via company number. The portal is set to
allow entry of new records. In FMP 6, I would enter a name and title of
a new record entry(to include email and phone numbers). I would then
use the button to GTRR to finish inputing info that I had. No problem.

However, when I attempt to do the same thing in 8.5, I get the
following error message: "This record cannot be modified in this window
because it is already being modified in a different window."

All I've done is enter new record starting in the portal, then clicking
on the button that takes me to the record to complete the input. The
only way to get out of this is to go back and close the company record
with portal.

Any ideas why I can't do this as I did in fmp 6? and how to correct it?

Roger

The operative issue is "different window."

Assuming you're using "Go To Related Record" to finish your input, there's an option in the script step to "show in new window."

Unchecking that option should solve the problem.

Matt

On 01/26/2007 11:57:35 "Roger Wilkerson" <roger.wilkerson (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Matt, thanks for the reply. I do not have "show in new window"
checked. I am using GTRR.
The only option checked is the "use external tables layouts". The
contact file is an external table to the company.

Any other suggestions?

Roger


On Jan 26, 9:14 am, Matt Wills <I... (AT) witz (DOT) end> wrote:

Roger-
Have you tried adding a "Commit Records" Step to the beginning of the
script that takes you to the related record when you click the button?

Nate


On Jan 26, 12:43 pm, "Roger Wilkerson" <roger.wilker... (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
wrote:

No I haven't. I was reading about that last night in the script
documentation.

I'm not using a script per se. I have a button set up that uses the
script command of GTRR.

thx,

Roger


On Jan 26, 10:35 am, "NScheffey" <NSchef... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Roger-
Try changing the button to execute a script, let's call it GoToContact.
The script will contain two steps: Commit Records and then Go to
Related Record with whatever settings you originally had. See if that
solves your problem.

As a side note, it can cause problems down the line to have
"single-step" buttons. Makes it hard to change their functionality in
the future and can lead to headaches. My recommendation would be to
have every button execute a script, even if it's a one step script.
That way if you ever need to change the functionality of something you
just change it at the script level rather than having to change every
button. Just my $.02.

Nate


On Jan 26, 1:44 pm, "Roger Wilkerson" <roger.wilker... (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
wrote:

Doesn't work. Nothing happens. This same button is called "View" with
just the GTRR script and I use it to go to a specific record to either
view or edit/add additional info.

However, when I changed it to use the script; it does nothing. Will
not even GTRR.

What am I missing?

Roger


On Jan 26, 11:00 am, "NScheffey" <NSchef... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Let me make sure I understand this correctly. Originally you had the
"View" button set to "Go to Related Record" in the button setup dialog,
correct? Now you have made a script that uses the Go To Related Record
script step with the same settings as you previously had in the
original button, correct? And you changed the button setup to Perform
Script["WhateverYourScriptIsNamed"], correct?

Let me know if I am right about this so far.


On Jan 26, 2:35 pm, "Roger Wilkerson" <roger.wilker... (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
wrote:

your are correct sir

On Jan 26, 11:44 am, "NScheffey" <NSchef... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Correction, I added the commit step in from of the GTRR.

I have not tried it with a scirpt to GTRR.

Roger


On Jan 26, 11:44 am, "NScheffey" <NSchef... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote: