print script

I created invoie solution with print script.
- print icon created
- by pressing icon, it calls print script

Show custom dialog: If you want to print current invoice press OK. If
invoice was canceled, press UNDO, othewise press CANCEL.

If(Get (LastMessageChoice ) = 1)
Go to Layut ("invoice print" (Invoices))
Enter preview mode()
Print (Restore)
Go to Layout ("Ivoice" (Invoice))
Enter Browse mode ()
End If

If(Get (LastMessageChoice ) = 2)
Go to Layut ("invoice undo" (Invoices))
Enter preview mode()
Print (Restore)
Go to Layout ("Ivoice" (Invoice))
Enter Browse mode ()
End If

If(Get (LastMessageChoice ) = 3)
Go to Layut (original layout)
End If


This script works OK. However, they want now addittional print step
called "invoice paid". I created "Invoice paid" layout, and changed
script as follows:

Show custom dialog: If you want to print current invoice press OK. If
invoice was canceled, press UNDO, othewise press CANCEL.

If(Get (LastMessageChoice ) = 1)
Perform script ("Invoice paid)
End If

If(Get (LastMessageChoice ) = 2)
Go to Layut ("invoice undo" (Invoices))
Enter preview mode()
Print (Restore)
Go to Layout ("Ivoice" (Invoice))
Enter Browse mode ()
End If

If(Get (LastMessageChoice ) = 3)
Go to Layut (original layout)
End If

Invoice paid script step:

Show custom dialog: If you want to print current invoice press OK. For
paid invoices press PAID, othewise press CANCEL.

If(Get (LastMessageChoice ) = 1)
Go to Layut ("invoice print" (Invoices))
Enter preview mode()
Print (Restore)
Go to Layout ("Ivoice" (Invoice))
Enter Browse mode ()
End If

If(Get (LastMessageChoice ) = 2)
Go to Layut ("invoice paid" (Invoices))
Enter preview mode()
Print (Restore)
Go to Layout ("Ivoice" (Invoice))
Enter Browse mode ()
End If

If(Get (LastMessageChoice ) = 3)
Go to Layut (original layout)
End If

Problem is as follows:

When I press print icon and select OK it goes to "Invoice paid" script
step. If I press OK again, it prints invoice and goes bacj to Invoice
layout. However, if I select PAID, he prints paid invoice and than he
try to print INVOICE UNDO. If cancel is pressed in both scripts,
database returns to original layout.

I could solve to issue by adding additional icon for UNDO invoice.
However, I would like to deal with this with one icon and several
script steps. Question: why my PAID option calls UNDO script step,
instead of going to INVOICE layout.


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Filemaker 9.03 Advanced - Mac OSX 10.5.5

"Tomislav Tomasic" wrote in message

> I created invoie solution with print script.
> - print icon created
> - by pressing icon, it calls print script
>
> Show custom dialog: If you want to print current invoice press OK. If
> invoice was canceled, press UNDO, othewise press CANCEL.
>
> If(Get (LastMessageChoice ) = 1)
> Go to Layut ("invoice print" (Invoices))
> Enter preview mode()
> Print (Restore)
> Go to Layout ("Ivoice" (Invoice))
> Enter Browse mode ()
> End If
>
> If(Get (LastMessageChoice ) = 2)
> Go to Layut ("invoice undo" (Invoices))
> Enter preview mode()
> Print (Restore)
> Go to Layout ("Ivoice" (Invoice))
> Enter Browse mode ()
> End If
>
> If(Get (LastMessageChoice ) = 3)
> Go to Layut (original layout)
> End If
>
>
> This script works OK. However, they want now addittional print step
> called "invoice paid". I created "Invoice paid" layout, and changed
> script as follows:
>
> Show custom dialog: If you want to print current invoice press OK. If
> invoice was canceled, press UNDO, othewise press CANCEL.
>
> If(Get (LastMessageChoice ) = 1)
> Perform script ("Invoice paid)
> End If
>
> If(Get (LastMessageChoice ) = 2)
> Go to Layut ("invoice undo" (Invoices))
> Enter preview mode()
> Print (Restore)
> Go to Layout ("Ivoice" (Invoice))
> Enter Browse mode ()
> End If
>
> If(Get (LastMessageChoice ) = 3)
> Go to Layut (original layout)
> End If
>
> Invoice paid script step:
>
> Show custom dialog: If you want to print current invoice press OK. For
> paid invoices press PAID, othewise press CANCEL.
>
> If(Get (LastMessageChoice ) = 1)
> Go to Layut ("invoice print" (Invoices))
> Enter preview mode()
> Print (Restore)
> Go to Layout ("Ivoice" (Invoice))
> Enter Browse mode ()
> End If
>
> If(Get (LastMessageChoice ) = 2)
> Go to Layut ("invoice paid" (Invoices))
> Enter preview mode()
> Print (Restore)
> Go to Layout ("Ivoice" (Invoice))
> Enter Browse mode ()
> End If
>
> If(Get (LastMessageChoice ) = 3)
> Go to Layut (original layout)
> End If
>
> Problem is as follows:
>
> When I press print icon and select OK it goes to "Invoice paid" script
> step. If I press OK again, it prints invoice and goes bacj to Invoice
> layout. However, if I select PAID, he prints paid invoice and than he
> try to print INVOICE UNDO. If cancel is pressed in both scripts,
> database returns to original layout.
>
> I could solve to issue by adding additional icon for UNDO invoice.
> However, I would like to deal with this with one icon and several
> script steps. Question: why my PAID option calls UNDO script step,
> instead of going to INVOICE layout.

After it has finished performing a sub-Script, FileMaker will return to the
original Script and continue running that from the next command after the
Perform Script command. Added to this is the fact that the message choices
are not reset or local to each Script. This means when you press choice 2 on
the second message Window, the "2" is still there in the MessageChoice
function when FileMaker returns to the first Script, so ti then performs the
Undo Invoice part as well.

What you need to do is put some Exit Script commands into your first Script
so that FileMaker will stop after performing the appropriate section.
eg.
If [Get (LastMessageChoice) = 1]
Perform script ["Invoice paid"]
Exit Script <----------- New command
End If

If [Get (LastMessageChoice) = 2]
Go to Layout ("invoice undo" (Invoices))
Enter preview Mode[]
Print [Restore]
Go to Layout ["Ivoice" (Invoice)]
Enter Browse Mode []
Exit Script <----------- New command
End If

If [Get (LastMessageChoice) = 3]
Go to Layout [original layout]
End If

This way, when FileMaker has finished performing the Invoice Paid sub-Script
it will return to this Script and perform the Exit Script command.

You don't need the Exit Script command for choice 3 since it is the very
last part of the Script anyway.


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