Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
Before we look at the individual triggers, let's first look at a practical example. Follow
these steps to always select the year 2011 when opening the document:
1. Select
Settings | Document Properties | Triggers
from the menu.
2. Select
On Open
from the list of
Document Event Triggers
.
3. Click on
Add Action(s)
.
4. In the
Actions
dialog, click on
Add
.
5. In the
Add Action
popup, select
Clear All
in the
Action
list box and
click on
OK
.
6. In the
Actions
dialog, click on
Add
again.
7. In the
Add Action
popup, select
Select in Field
in the
Action
list box and
click on
OK
.
8. In the
Field
input box type
Year
.
9. In the
Search String
input box type
2011
.
10. Click on
OK
.
Notice how the
On Open Document Event Trigger
trigger has been
postfixed with
<Has Action(s)>
. This indicates that an action is associated
with the trigger.
11. Click on
OK
to close the
Document Properties
window.
12. In the
Year
list box, select
2009
and
2010
.
13. Select
File | Save
from the menu to save the document.
14. Select
File | Close
to close the document.
15. Reopen the document.
You will now notice that the document will open with the year 2011 selected,
even though we saved it with 2009 and 2010 selected. This happens because, upon
opening of the document, the
OnOpen
event is triggered. This event kicks off the
two actions we defined, first clearing all selections and then selecting the year 2011.
