Scripting Problem - Pasting into Field identified by a variable.

#1

Using Scriptmaker in Filemaker Pro 5.5, is it possible to paste a value into
a field where the field is identified by a variable contained in another
field. The Scripting only appears to allow me to paste into a specific field
that I identify by name.

#2

"George MacRae" <gmacrae (AT) cogeco (DOT) ca> schreef in bericht
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Quote:

Using Scriptmaker in Filemaker Pro 5.5, is it possible to paste a value
into a field where the field is identified by a variable contained in
another field. The Scripting only appears to allow me to paste into a
specific field that I identify by name.

You can not change the field where your data is pasted, but you can use the
IF statement to capture all values and targets you need. Further I would
advise against copy-paste within a script. Since you use the pasteboard of
your system you can never be sure who or what else is using this, Which
might result in unexpected paste.

Keep well, ursus

#3

"Ursus" <ursus.kirk (AT) wanadoo (DOT) nl> wrote

Quote:

"George MacRae" <gmacrae (AT) cogeco (DOT) ca> schreef in bericht
news:0hyQh.55$Nm.46 (AT) read2 (DOT) cgocable.net...
Using Scriptmaker in Filemaker Pro 5.5, is it possible to paste a value
into a field where the field is identified by a variable contained in
another field. The Scripting only appears to allow me to paste into a
specific field that I identify by name.

You can not change the field where your data is pasted, but you can use
the IF statement to capture all values and targets you need. Further I
would advise against copy-paste within a script. Since you use the
pasteboard of your system you can never be sure who or what else is using
this, Which might result in unexpected paste.

Keep well, ursus

I was afraid of that. Fortunately this is a non-networked setup, so the
pasting is not a problem, but the inability to select the flield into which
to paste data will complicate my script bigtime. Thanks for the advice.

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