Filemaker Pro 9 (37)

Question 1

1. p 267. BUTTONS: WINDOW actions. Why use the NEW WINDOW action?

Answer 1

It CREATES A NEW WINDOW, but it always shows the layout you’re ALREADY ON, so its use is limited and used mostly for scripts.

Question 2

2. Explain the SELECT WINDOW action:

Answer 2

It lets you switch to a different window if you know its name: click SPECIFY, choose WINDOW NAME, and type in the name of the window.

Question 3

3. Explain the CLOSE WINDOW action:

Answer 3

It simply closes the ACTIVE WINDOW, though you can also supply the name of ANOTHER window and it will close that window instead.

Question 4

4. Explain the SCROLL WINDOW action:

Answer 4

It gives you options to go to the TOP, BOTTOM, or MOVE UP or DOWN ONE PAGE at a time.

Question 5

5. You can SCROLL a window while you are in a FIELD, so that the FIELD YOU ARE IN may NO LONGER BE VISIBLE. How do you fix this?

Answer 5

SCROLL WINDOW action–> TO SELECTION option: tells FM to scroll the window so that the field you’re in is visible.

Question 6

6. Explain SHOW/HIDE STATUS AREA action:

Answer 6

Lets you show or hide the STATUS AREA, and you can choose TOGGLE to switch the setting with each click.

Question 7

7. What is the LOCK checkbox in the SHOW/HIDE STATUS AREA action?

Answer 7

It makes the STATUS AREA control INACTIVE when the button is clicked, so nobody can show or hide the status area without the buttons.

Question 8

8. Explain the ADJUST WINDOW action:

Answer 8

Lets you MINIMIZE, MAXIMIZE, RESIZE TO FIT, RESTORE (to its last size), or HIDE THE FRONTMOST WINDOW.

Question 9

9. Explain the VIEW AS action:

Answer 9

It lets you VIEW AS FORM, VIEW AS LIST, and VIEW AS TABLE. Choose CYCLE to cycle through all three views.

Question 10

10. Why would anyone make and click a button to lock the STATUS AREA and the ZOOM CONTROLS?

Answer 10

These options are USUALLY PART OF A SCRIPT.