When I start a new record in FileMaker is there a way for the cursor to automatically be in the first field so I can just start typing? And to specify which field that should be?
Background:
I’m trying to set up a FileMaker layout for use with a barcode scanner. So someone can scan in one record (there are two fields on the layout). After scanning it should go to a new record and place the cursor in the scan field so it’s ready to scan again.
I put a trigger on the scan field to run a script to create a new record after hitting the enter key in the one field. After the new record statement I put a “go to field” statement but it doesn’t seem to do anything. It always goes to the other field instead of the scan field.
Updates
I just tried using a “set selection” statement in the script instead of “go to field” (I also tried using both one after the other). Neither of those seemed to work.
I tried changing the tab order but it still goes to the other field instead of the scan field.
I ended up doing a workaround.
I have just one field on the scan layout. After a user scans, a script fires which changes the layout to one which shows all the information about the scanned record that was just entered. It pauses for 1 second and then goes back to the scan layout for the next scan.