Hello all
I'm trialling version 9 of Filemaker Pro on PC.
I can see where you can have the Enter key move you from one field to the
next.
Is there any way you can automatically move to the next record (or create a
new record) when you finish entering data in the current record by using the
Enter key?
Regards
Tony McGee
Tony McGee wrote:
> Hello all
>
> I'm trialling version 9 of Filemaker Pro on PC.
>
> I can see where you can have the Enter key move you from one field to the
> next.
>
> Is there any way you can automatically move to the next record (or create a
> new record) when you finish entering data in the current record by using the
> Enter key?
>
> Regards
> Tony McGee
>
>
You could use a plug-in like zip script to trigger a script when you
exit the last field to create a new record. However, what happens when
you get to the last record? Why not just use CTRL + N to create a new
record when necessary?
In article <479e7c67$0$92740$c30e37c6@pit-reader.telstra.net>, "Tony
McGee"
> Hello all
>
> I'm trialling version 9 of Filemaker Pro on PC.
>
> I can see where you can have the Enter key move you from one field to the
> next.
>
> Is there any way you can automatically move to the next record (or create a
> new record) when you finish entering data in the current record by using the
> Enter key?
I don't know about using the Enter key, but you can use a Portal and
the Tab key. If the Relationship for the Portal is set to allow the
creation of related records, then when you press Tab on the last field
in the row, FileMaker will automatically go to the first field in the
next row.
Personally I would never use Enter - it creates a non-standard
interface. The default Tab key is more standard.
Helpful Harry
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