Issue report by Andy Hibbs
Product
FileMaker ProVersion
V13/0v3Operating system version
Mac OS X 10.9.5 and Windows 8.1Description 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=0The 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 fixedWorkaround
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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