navagating question

[MV740]

I am not sure if I need to create a script or a button or maybe neither ...
I have two drop downs on a layout with the City and under that a drop down with the Month . How do I create a script that navigates to the other layout that matches the same City and Month?

For example

City : SD (drop down)
Month : Dec 06 (drop down)

when month is selected it then goes to other layout that has

City: SD
Month: Dec 06
Day: 1/1/1

 

[TStriker]

You could make a script something like this:

If ( City = "SD" and Month = "Dec 06" )
Go To Layout ["Layout A"]
Else
Go To Layout [ "Layout B"]
End If

One of the problems is that you need something to trigger the script to run. Based on your question I think you will want it to run whenever someone chooses either a Month or City, but scripts only run when:

1. A button is pushed.
2. Initiated by another script.
3. The database file first loads.
4. Initiated by 3rd party plug-in.

I'm betting none of these trigger methods are exactly what you are looking for. Perhaps you can give us a wider view of your situation and maybe we can suggest an alternative way to accomplish the same ultimate task.

-Striker

 

[MV740]

Thanks for responding. The gist of what I am doing is organizing phone bills. The first field is the phone Vendors (verizon, AT&T, etc) which is a drop down. The second field is a drop down with the account #. I have made a conditional value so when a certain vendor is selected, only those account #'s appear. The next feild is the City. When the account # is selected then that City name comes up. ( Do you have suggestions how to create this?)

Lastly, there is a drop down edit box for Month (which is July 06 to Feb 07). All this is being done is layout 2 but the info is being pulled from layout 1.

I want to make it so when City and Month are selected, it will go to the more specific bill info (recoord) in layout 3. I was hoping that I could make a script that reads the City and Month in layout 2 that goes to a specific record in layout 3 that has the same City and Month.

Example:

Layout 1 record 1

Vendor AT&T
Account# 805 444 - 5555
Location Santa Barbara


------------------------------------------
Layout 2

Vendor : AT&T (drop down)
Account # 805 444-5555 (drop down)
City: Santa Barbara
Month : Jan 07 (drop down)

Once this is selected out go to layout 3
---------------------------------
Layout 3 , record 7

City: Santa Barbara
Month: Jan 07

Long Distance Charges : $2
Internet: $40
Total Charges:$ 42


Sorry if this has just caused more confusion, thanks