Cards & Window Management

Looking through a script I saw this new window step and the words "Virtual Window on Web" and for the life of me I have no idea how that got there. I don't know if this has anything to do with 'Web Direct' BUT the application doesn't use Web Direct at all so I'm baffled. I don't see this as a window option in the New Window script step and I tried deleting the line and recreating it again but the "Virtual Window on Web" keeps coming up. Can someone explain to me what this is? I tried looking in the Docs but couldn't find anything referring to these words in the New Window script step. The code still functions correct but I'd like to know how this might have gott…

The light gray title bar at the top of the page is a stark difference from my UI design. Is there a way to change the color(s) of the title bar or remove it? Thanks

So on a quick search there seems to be NO mention anywhere of why it disappeared? Lots of dead links. There does not seem to be a "proper place to post this"

I'm working on a sort of iTunes library solution. I'm playing a selected song with javascript in a webviewer. I got the idea, and how to do it, from Jeremy Brown's video linked below. At first I had the webviewer on the main layout, but this was a problem, because every time the user makes a record change (eg clicking a checkbox, etc) it refreshes the webviewer. That slows it down quite a bit, because the javascript in the webviewer is reloading the base64 data again and again, even though its the same song. The only time it should really reload it is when the user clicks play on a different track's play button. So then I changed it to have the web viewer in a separ…

Can anyone help? I am using the 'open new window' command and specifying the new window dimensions without any issues with the new window when it opens. All goes well. But in the background, my original (or old) window seems to be resizing on its own whenever the new window opens. How can I prevent it from resizing? I guess I can script in a work around by maximizing the original window but I think there is something else going on and would rather prevent it from happening in the first place. Can anyone help? Thanks so much.

I have a simple script that does a copy and paste then commit record in summary view. But at the end of the action the record window jump scrolls to the far rhs. I've removed the tab keys for the fields on the right hand side so its not that. Is there a simple explanation or is there a function I can add that will stop or revert this action. FMP 15.

When I open a New Window, the second window is a bit longer than the original window (but it is no wider). And when I open yet another New Window, the third window is a bit longer than the second window. And so on. I am not sure, but I think this might have started with the upgrade to Mac OS Monterey 12.0.1. I'm on FMP18.0.3.317. I've used this particular database for years, and have not made any changes to the underlying structure in many months, possibly a year or longer. The extra length added is about 1.25 cm or about 40 points. I've attached a screen shot showing the increasing window lengths for 4 windows, and another screen shot showing the window length in point m…

Good day, I am trying to center a "Floating Window" using the new windows command, i want to accomplish one of two objectives. 1- Open the new windows to the right of the "button" that triggers the script To do this i am using the "GetLayoutObjectAttribute( "VendorWindows" ; "Top" ), and "GetLayoutObjectAttribute( "VendorWindows" ; "Left" ) 2- Open the new window in the center of the screen To do this i am using "Get ( ScreenWidth ) /2" and "Get ( ScreenHigh) / 2" But i cant get either way to work. Both option i am entering it in the "New windows" function What am i doing wrong. Thanks JMart

I want to have a set-up whereby a field is hidden until a button press "unhides" the field. I can hide the field by using Get(WindowMode) = 0 in the "Hide object when" section of the Inspector. I am after a script for a button that will unhide the field when the button is pressed. The closest I have come to, without success is, to create a script for the button that uses the Set Field command. This command allows you to set the target field but requires you to also enter a calculation result. I do not know what to enter or whether using the Set Field command in my script is the right way to go to achieve what I want (show the field). Any assistance would be app…

How can I add product to LineItems portal under the Invoice Layout? I am using New Window to search a Product (portal) then when select it opens New Window (based: on LineItems)and i can add quantity to that product? I need to get the invoiceid and productid to New Window (LineItems) in order to add record to that LineItems based on a Invoice Layout. I hope there is someone that could help me with I'm stuck in this ,for 2 weeks now,,please need some help!asap

Hi All, as mentioned on the topic, I would like to create a unique value script instead of Validation the field for code put like ex.12324331 in the portal. thanks in advance for any help or support ...

I there a way that I can set a larger zoomed view as the default for opening the dbase in FileMaker Pro16?

When I save to .pdf the default setting in the Save box is "Records Being Browsed". This is very awkward for me as I discovered I almost sent my entire library of invoices to someone. Is there any way of setting the default in this field to "Current Record" so I won't make this mistake in the future?

I am attempting to do an app structure where I have an admin page so users can add custom settings. The idea is pretty simple from the main app window have an admin button which activates > an admin modal which in turn has a button that takes > you to a settings window. User makes changes and close settings window and back > to admin modal. So far all I have accomplished is opening and closing an admin modal, unable to get to the next step of navigating to a window than back to modal.

I am using the following calculation to center card window on screen. Move/Resize Window [Current Window; Top: 60; Left: Get(ScreenWidth)/2-Get(WindowWidth)/2]. Unfortunately my card window winds up far right on my screen, which should not be possible with the Get(ScreenWidth) function. I am using a Mac running Filemaker 18 Pro.

Hi all Just wondering if anyone's ever experienced this odd problem. When I restore the window of our main Clients layout (which upon startup is maximised), its size is that of another layout (Case list), which loads on startup, and is only ever shown in its own floating document window. I then load up an offline backup, and then restore, resize to a reasonable size, go in to layout mode, perform a small change and then save. This fixes the issue for that session. However when I load up this 'fixed' backup file locally again, instead of starting maximised, it now loads up in the restored size of the Case list, regardless of which layout. But also the menubar is n…

Hello, I am using filemaker wedirect solution. I tried replacing the "show custom window" function with a "new window" function. However, the new window that opens does not keep the size I want, it is always the same size as the browser window. Is there any way I can get the window to be of a custom size I want? Thank you.

I'm pretty sure the answer is no, but is there a way to capture the position of a window so that I can do a script that will snap it back to its original position when a user moves it? As far as I know, there are no script triggers that can run when a window is moved, just changed (dimension, mode, etc.)

Is it possible to style a card window with round edges?

Hello all and happy New Year! I am working into my first and only solution which expanded quite a bit. Now it has 4 modules: HRM, LOGISTICS, CALENDAR and DOC MANAGEMENT I would like to have a UI similar to what is proposed widely today : A fixed sidebar accordion menu. The reason is because I think this type of menu kind of orientates the user in the app. Where he is and where he can go. Is there a way to achieve this in FM18? What are your thoughts on this kind of UI and the alternatives? I have already built an accordion menu shown on a card window - with the limitation that is not visible all the time. Thanks a lo…

I have a script that goes to a layout and creates a set of records. It commits the records and returns to the original layout (same source table) to call a card window. However the card window inherits the parent window, and does not display the layout called for in the New Window script step. I can't get it to work. Any suggestions?

Here are a couple examples of card windows I thought were handy, including a photo gallery and a way of editing records: http://www.filemakerforever.com/articles/127 FF_Card_Window_Techniques.fmp12

I have a file that sometimes behaves oddly when I open it. After I log in, the window opens, then immediately minimizes down into my Apple dock but bounces right back and is fine. I've got a very simple opening script (see below). I can't seem to make it happen consistently, so it's hard to nail down. Any ideas?

Hi, I have a question and was wondering if its possible. I have some desktops with FM14 and some with FM16 Ive just had my yearly bill and its going to cost a bit to upgrade all to 16. I love the new card feature as it makes data entry really easy and it stops people pressing a lot of the wrong buttons. The trouble is 14 doesnt support card it just opens another layout window? So i was wondering if i could have a script on a button saying if FM14 open layout 1 else open card 1. is this possible? or am i going about this the wrong way?

So I am very close to getting my modal custom dialog windows to work with the new window card feature that was introduced in FileMaker 16. I have a script in my database that allows users to type in a list and the script parses out the information and finds the appropriate records in my database. When a record isn't present, a custom dialog pops up and notifies the user that the record is not present in the database. The script works flawlessly with the old show custom dialog and will cycle through every record that is not present...popping up a custom dialog for each one. However, using the new window card feature...it is only popping up the first record that is not …

The possibility of being able to use card windows as reusable objects throughout multiple layouts in FileMaker 16 is an useful concept. For example, if you have recurring popovers in many layouts with the same content you could substitute these with a card window layout and have the content controlled from one place instead of using duplicate content in multiple popovers. A one-to-many relation so to speak. One obstacle in achieving full flexibility with card windows is its minimum size. This seems to be a fact: - macOS 10.12.5, FileMaker Pro Avanced 16.0.1 minimum size: 144 px height, 110 px width. - iOS 10.3.2, FileMaker Go 16.0.1 minimum size: 60 px he…

Hey, what happens if I create a solution in FM16 and use the "Card Window" feature and someone else who still has FM15 wants to work with my solution? Will this work or is it not even possible to run the FM16 solution? Thanks in advance, Mike