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Need help with billing calculator - nearly there

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:02:54 GMT

Looking for quick help.

I've set up the following fields:

DAYS OUTSTANDING (this returns a calculated number result based on the number of days since the booking date).

late fee 1 = 22 late fee 2 = 33 late fee 3 = 66.

NOW: = Late Fee Calculated (this field should display the relevant late fee for a particular record, based on the number displayed in the DAYS OUTSTANDING field).

I am trying:

Case ( DAYS OUTSTANDING >14<31 ; late fee 1; DAYS OUTSTANDING >30<61 ; late fee 2; DAYS OUTSTANDING >60<91 ; late fee 3; )

===================================

If ( DAYS OUTSTANDING >14<31 ; late fee 1; )

If ( DAYS OUTSTANDING >30<61 ; late fee 2; )

If ( DAYS OUTSTANDING >60<91 ; late fee 3; )

===================================

Lookup ( DAYS OUTSTANDING {; If ( DAYS OUTSTANDING >14<31 ; late fee 1; )

If ( DAYS OUTSTANDING >30<61 ; late fee 2; )

If ( DAYS OUTSTANDING >60<91 ; late fee 3; )} )

===================================

Really need help on this one,

Thanks.

FMP 4.1 openprog problem

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:43:23 GMT

Newbie here - helping a friend with an old FMP 4.1 application which is corrupt - "openprog" will not completly launch gets about 80% of app started then shutsdown

Have tried following fixes
a. replace openprog from oe vendor disc
b. install application to different partition copied all recent files (not original install files) to folder and launched - w/new openprog file - which failed
Have tried using 5.1 and importing data from old application - more crash and burn -
last bit you guessed it they have no backups!
Looking to get some insight on how to repair openprog.exe file - run a back up and look for a better application! Any help appreciated!

Filter Drop Down List

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:47:02 GMT

Hi

I am new to fmp.

I am designing a database for a sauna to check people in and to charge drinks ect to their key number.

I have 2 tables:

[Lockers]
LockersID
LockerNo
CheckedIn (Yes/No)

[CheakIn]
CheckInID
DateIn
TimeIn
Locker

I have a pop up menu to select the locker however i want to filter this pop up so that it filters to only show lockers whos checked in value = no.

Now if I was using access i would do it via a query but can't see how to do it in fmp.

ultimately I will have scripts set up to automatically toggle the CheckedIn when the client checks in/out.

I hope this makes sense ad many thanks in advance for any help given.

Regards

Dave

why cant I do this simple Calculation

Mon, 10 May 2010 17:38:33 GMT

Heres my issue.. I have created a database to enter competitors in a car show what I need to do is take the points for each competitor and add ( SUM) them so I can award the Club Participation award for the highest amount of point..
So if club A has 3 cars with 100, 200, & 300 Points I want a field to total the 600 Points in a field and if club b has 100, 100 & 100 Points the field will reflect that that club has 300 Points..
Does Filemaker have the capability to sum the total from a particular field from multiple records? If it does. Please respond with a simple explanation of the calculations...
Thanks and Regards!

Creating Repeating Calculations

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:39:11 GMT

I need to create a calculation with several repetitions. It would appear that this is possible, since there is an option to make a calculation repeating. However, I can't seem to find information on the function and/or notation that will define the parameters of the repetitions within the calculation itself.
Specifically, I want to split up a single field with 1-20 alpha-numeric "words" into a calculation where each "word" sits in its own repetition. I have no problem isolating each "word" using the MiddleWords function, but what notation do I use that tells it that each of these "words" needs its own repetition?

Searching Through Database

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:41:42 GMT

Hi , i'm new to this, thanks for taking your time .. what i am trying to do is i have file maker 11 trial and have a database of about 50,000 names, contact info adress and so on .. what i want to do is search through the contact names in a fast way and group them all together on one list , for example .. i would search the database for .. joe, tim, kevin, bob , ray , and have all the results on one list ... the only way i know how to do it now is through find , add then request and extend found set but it is way to time consuming , also to write a script is it possible and how would i do it.

Display unique portal record based on your desired field in Filemaker

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:32:26 GMT

In Filemaker we don't have option for display unique records in portal. But we can do this by using a simple auto enter calculation field.

Suppose we have Link table with duplicate ContactID and want to display records in a sales portal with unique ContactID, we only need to define a simple number auto enter calculation field with the option "Do not allow to replace existing contents" checked.

FM 11 Printing Issue

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:40:32 GMT

I have several multi-page merge documents, ie, Mortgage and Promissory Notes. They are basically large text blocks with merge field information in the block.

Filemaker Pro 10 Advanced prints these on multiple pages with no problems. Since upgrading to 11 Advanced the visible text on some pages is truncated at either the top or bottom of the page.

Any ideas as to if this is a bug or is there a setting that I need to change?

I have attached samples of FM 10 and FM 11 behavior.