Can someone give me a brief rundown of using tabs in FM 8 and why they
seem not to be able to be scripted.

Is it not possible to write a script that automatically selects the
layout and a specifc number tab, or a tab with a specific name?

Anyone know if this is a simple thing FM might add in an update?

Is there a plug-in that can deal with this shortcoming?

Thanks.

David Averbach

On 28 Mar 2006 22:08:37 -0800, "davey" <averbach@mac.com> wrote:

>Can someone give me a brief rundown of using tabs in FM 8 and why they
>seem not to be able to be scripted.

Don't know

>Is it not possible to write a script that automatically selects the
>layout... 

Using tabs, you are on the same layout throughout all tabs.  Tabs
should not take the place of different layouts if they are needed -
they just help organize the layout you are on, a space thing.

If you want the tab control to act as if it were scripted, you can
draw a rectangle with transparent line and fill on top of it and treat
it like any other button you can script.

>...and a specifc number tab, or a tab with a specific name?

The way I do this is to add a Go To Field script step at the end of my
script and make the target field a field that is on the tab you want
the user to be on when the script is finished.

>Anyone know if this is a simple thing FM might add in an update?

We can onbly hope!

>Is there a plug-in that can deal with this shortcoming?

I have never looked for one - I have only done the above.  There are
some other tab examples at:
http://www.24usoftware.com/TabControl

Good Luck!

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Also, check out the thread from March 22nd titled "FMPro8 Tabs"...
that has some useful info in it too!


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