Empty variable name being set by Perform Find (1 Comment)

Issue report by Andy Hibbs

Product

FileMaker Pro

Version

V13/0v3

Operating system version

Mac OS X 10.9.5 and Windows 8.1

Description of the issue

Couldn't believe my eyes, but It looks as if a very old friend has returned from the dim distant past.

If a variable used in a Perform Find [Restore] script step is empty, then the variable name is set in the find field.

We've replicated this on both Mac and Windows versions

Steps to reproduce the problem

We've shared a simple file that has 2 fields and 2 scripts and populates a $test variable by Get (ActiveFieldContents) at https://www.dropbox.com/s/8pzvly6gjjd2pf3/Find%20Test.fmp12?dl=0

The first script uses Perform Find [Restore] using $test
The second script uses Enter Find Mode, Set Field to $test and Perform Find

If $test is empty using the 1st script $test is entered as the search criteria (and is shown if you do a Modify Last Find)

The second script works as expected

Expected result

This was a problem many versions back but was subsequently fixed

Workaround

The big problem is that we used to write our find requests using the 3 step approach:
Enter Find Mode
Set Field to variable
Perform Find

But because this problem didn't exist on recent versions we've taken advantage of Perform Find [Restore] but now this is breaking some existing systems. We can't afford to go back in time and rewrite all our previous solutions.

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