Thanks!

I need the timer to trigger the lookup - 
ex: 
Criteria -> Fred <user stops typing for .5 sec> execute lookup on 'Fred'

want to do the same with pasted data 



> Chip,
> 
> Try using On After Edit event in your enterable object. That should 
> work without involving On Timer event. However, you will need to use 
> Get edited text command to get the data.
> 
> HTH,
> Add
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 7/19/19, 2:59 PM, "4D_Tech on behalf of Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech" 
> <4d_tech-boun...@lists.4d.com on behalf of 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>     I have a variable in which the user enters search criteria.
>     They can paste from elsewhere also (as it is just text).
> 
>     everything works as I want when typing, but nothing happens when the
>     user pastes, until they tab or click outside of the entry area.
> 
>     I would like to catch the paste action, and set a timer (which is what
>     happen with typing), to trigger the search.
> 
>     Thanks
>     Chip
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