• Under Windows, FileMaker 7 and FIleMaker 8 can crash when printing an unstored calculation field that triggers a script.

• Placing more than one(1) dot in your filenames will prevent Eventscript to work.

• Frequently asked questions are listed here !

In general, it is not recommended to place EventScript directly into an unstored calculation field.  Under Windows, if you want to print a layout where you placed an unstored calculation that includes a pure script trigger, then FileMaker 7 and/or FileMaker 8 will unexpectedly crash!

Example :

1 & S4HU_EventScript( Get(FileName) ; "CreateNew"; "")

or see the screenchoot below:

Two(2) easy workarounds to this printing bug is:

1. Make sure your calculation can be indexed by FileMaker so it won't be re-evaluted at the printing time.

2.a If your calculation has to be unstored and you have to print this layout, then add this simple condtion to your calculation trigger:

If ( Get(WindowMode) ≠ 3;
1 & S4HU_EventScript( Get(FileName) ; "toto"; "")
;"")

The Get(WindowMode) function is equal to 3 when FileMaker is entering his printing process.  So this 'If' statement will prevent FMP to evaluate the trigger and will then prevent FMP to crash.

2.b Another solution if this trigger field doesn't have to be printed on this layout is to make the field as a "non-printing" object (see the Format + Set Sliding/Printing option).

 

Please note that this problem doesn't happen under FileMaker for Mac OS X.

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Most operating systems are using the last characters of the filenames to associate the files with their types.  This rule is particulary true under MsWindows where the characters that follow the first dot are known as "the file extension".  Example: .pdf are Acrobat documents, .exe are executable files and so on.

EventScript is capricious with this rule so if you named your file like this : YourFIleName.old.fp7 (2 dots here), then the plug-in is not going to work correctly.  Under Windows and under Mac Os X, it is recommended to use no more than 1 dot in your filenames.  No dot at all can work, but it is better to use 1 and only 1 dot.

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