custom dialog and validation

RANT only.

WinXp, FMP 9.1 adv

Why should the scriptstep: Show Custom Dialog > Input Fields NOT keep itself
to the validation for the input field?

I can set a field that is validated to contain numbers only to anything I
want without warning. So now I have to extend the script to contain an
errorchecking routine.

--
Keep well / Hou je goed

Ursus

On 2008-08-24 07:55:02 -0700, "Ursus" said:

> RANT only.
>
> WinXp, FMP 9.1 adv
>
> Why should the scriptstep: Show Custom Dialog > Input Fields NOT keep itself
> to the validation for the input field?
>
> I can set a field that is validated to contain numbers only to anything I
> want without warning. So now I have to extend the script to contain an
> errorchecking routine.

During a Custom Dialog, the data is not committed to the record until
you hit Button #1, and thus validation cannot take place while the
dialog is up. Validation SHOULD take place on commit of the record, I
haven't tested if this scripted insert over-rides the validation.
Usually scripted inserts or imports do over-ride validation.

If it does, you are correct, you need to error-check in your script.
Big pain. Trust me, though, if the validation were to occur in other
scripted-insert circumstances, you'd find that inconvenient too.

What I'd like to see is the ability to set validation on or off during
certain operations. Until that happens, I just do my own
error-checking and consider it a cost of using this particular tool.
--
Lynn Allen
--
www.semiotics.com
Member Filemaker Business Alliance
Long Beach, CA