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Script triggers reference
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ILEMAKER PRO HELP 1181
1. The operating system processes certain keys.
2. FileMaker Pro processes keyboard shortcut keys.
3. An active object with an OnObjectKeystroke script trigger can process a character.
4. An OnLayoutKeystroke script trigger can process a character.
5. Navigational keys are used for navigation, while non-navigational keys are processed
by an active object with an OnObjectKeystroke script trigger.
6. If there is no active object, an alert displays for non-navigational keys.
The first of these steps to use the key stops the process. A script executed by the
OnObjectKeystroke or OnLayoutKeystroke script trigger can stop further processing of the
keystroke by returning False.
• Using the arrow keys or mouse to navigate and select within pop-up lists, menus, and
calendars will not activate this trigger. Entering text into these fields will activate this trigger.
• Windows: The Alt and Ctrl keys do not activate this script trigger.
• OS X: The Command key does not activate this script trigger.
• If an error in the triggered script causes the script not to finish, the keystroke that triggered
the script is not processed.
• See Changing object data without activating script triggers for a list of other actions that do
not activate this script trigger.
Related topics
Setting up script triggers
Setting script triggers for layouts
Setting script triggers for objects
OnLayoutEnter
Triggers a script to run after a layout is loaded.
When the script runs
After the event has been processed.
Modes in which the trigger can be used
Browse, Find, and Preview modes.
Result
None.
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 10.0
Notes
• This trigger does not activate if the layout is changed remotely.
• See Changing object data without activating script triggers for a list of other actions that do
not activate this script trigger.