http://jcombs.net/filemaker-pro/filemaker-searching-with-custom-dialog-and-variables System Administration Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:00:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://jcombs.net/filemaker-pro/filemaker-searching-with-custom-dialog-and-variables/comment-page-1#comment-26 Jeff Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:00:01 +0000 http://jcombs.net/?p=22#comment-26 You have to first enter find mode in the script. By doing this any criteria you enter into the Custom Dialog becomes the search criteria. Once the OK button is clicked you have to Perform Find and it will use that data you entered. Think of it the same way you would normally enter find mode, you are just entering the search criteria into the dialog rather than directly in the field. Hope that makes sense. You have to first enter find mode in the script. By doing this any criteria you enter into the Custom Dialog becomes the search criteria. Once the OK button is clicked you have to Perform Find and it will use that data you entered. Think of it the same way you would normally enter find mode, you are just entering the search criteria into the dialog rather than directly in the field. Hope that makes sense.

]]> http://jcombs.net/filemaker-pro/filemaker-searching-with-custom-dialog-and-variables/comment-page-1#comment-25 Ant Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:06:26 +0000 http://jcombs.net/?p=22#comment-25 I'm trying to use custom dialog box to feed a variable to do a Perform Find. But how do you get a variable out of the custom dialog box and into the Perform Find? Filemaker help infers the input field label is the variable name, but I can't get it to work. I’m trying to use custom dialog box to feed a variable to do a Perform Find. But how do you get a variable out of the custom dialog box and into the Perform Find? Filemaker help infers the input field label is the variable name, but I can’t get it to work.

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