FMP10: copy/paste from status bar, instant resort

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Martin Trautmann wrote:
> E.g. you are in record 1234 of 3456 records (total 12345678) and would
> like to omit all records from the first to the current. Before you could
> to to the record number field, select and copy it, drag the slider to
> the first record, type cmd-shift-T, paste the value "1234" and were
> done.

Are you able to use the slider and/or the 'book' arrows at all or are
they grayed out? One problem I have heard from people is that they are
grayed out and cannot be used on pre-10 solutions that are opened in 10.
The issue that I've heard has to do with a custom menu set having been
defined in earlier versions without the main Records menu or without the
Go to Record submenu. Manually clicking the book still worked in 9 to
switch records. But in 10, those items are grayed out. If this is the
case for you, you can reactivate them by adding either the entire
Records menu or the Go to Records submenu.
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On Feb 22, 10:44 am, Martin Trautmann wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:08:19 -0800, Howard Schlossberg wrote:
> >  Martin Trautmann wrote:
> > > E.g. you are in record 1234 of 3456 records (total 12345678) and would
> > > like to omit all records from the first to the current. Before you could
> > > to to the record number field, select and copy it, drag the slider to
> > > the first record, type cmd-shift-T, paste the value "1234" and were
> > > done.
>
> >  Are you able to use the slider and/or the 'book' arrows at all or are
> >  they grayed out?
>
> They work just fine.
>
> >    The issue that I've heard has to do with a custom menu set having been
> >  defined in earlier versions without the main Records menu or without the
> >  Go to Record submenu.  Manually clicking the book still worked in 9 to
> >  switch records.  But in 10, those items are grayed out.  If this is the
> >  case for you, you can reactivate them by adding either the entire
> >  Records menu or the Go to Records submenu.
>
> Nope - but can YOU copy/paste the record number?
>
> - Martin

I've never heard of copying and pasting the record number from the
Status Area/Toolbar. Yes, it works in pre-10 and doesn't work in 10,
but it's an undocumented, unsupported minor "feature".

Interestingly, copying the "record number" in 10 seems to copy the
text of the record. Weird.

I often add a custom menu script called "Omit Previous" which does
what it says:

Set Variable [$end; Get(recordNumber)]
Go to Record[First]
Omit Multiple[$end -1; No dialog]

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On Feb 23, 3:16 am, Martin Trautmann wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:44:26 -0800 (PST), Grip wrote:
> >  I've never heard of copying and pasting the record number from the
> >  Status Area/Toolbar.  Yes, it works in pre-10 and doesn't work in 10,
> >  but it's an undocumented, unsupported minor "feature".
>
> when you take away a toy from a baby it was used to, it will start
> crying
>
> Maybe you could offer him something better instead - but I do not see
> any advantage yet.
>
> Make it a detachable toolbar, this could be ok. I would love a sync
> mechanism e.g. to split a window and have header in one window scroll
> horizontally in sync with the body of another window.
>
> Is it new that when you add a new field in table view, it will not be
> added at the very end, but more towards the position within the layout?
> Nice.
>
> Is it new that dragging table columns is again much slower than before,
> especially when horizontal scrolling is involved?
> PITA.
>
> Is it new that changing table views in one window does not change views
> in other windows ASAP?  Might be nice since it was rather broken before
> (not matching header and body or overlaying fields), but not necessarily
> a real improvement.
>
> >  Interestingly, copying the "record number" in 10 seems to copy the
> >  text of the record.  Weird.
>
> No, it just does behave as if no field was selectet. Copying the full
> visible record contents was available before as well, although I never
> could make any use of it, since paste does work on the single, current
> field only.
>
> >  I often add a custom menu script called "Omit Previous" which does
> >  what it says:
>
> >  Set Variable [$end; Get(recordNumber)]
> >  Go to Record[First]
> >  Omit Multiple[$end -1; No dialog]
>
> Yes, very helpful - but it does require to repeat this in each database.
> Is importing scripts an advanced option only?
>
> - Martin

I don't know, I only have Advanced. But copying the record number
from the Status Toolbar in 10A does copy all the field values on the
layout to the clipboard.

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