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Does anyone know how to get the FMWSC to launch on startup with Mac OSXS so I don't ahve to login to launch the script/app?
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quote: Originally posted by jtringale: Hello, We're using Filemaker Pro 4.0 and came across an interesting problem. We often save files to a zip disk and share the file between machines (we're not on a network). When we save the file to one particular computer that user is unable switch layouts. The layout becomes locked on the layout the last user had opened. Has anyone ever come across this before? Other users can swap the file back and forth without problems but as soon as it hits this computer this problem occurs. Make sure that you are using the latest revision of FMP 4, which is v3 on ALL machines. Secondly, it would be best to reinstall Filemaker …
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Hello, I am in need of some help and I don't known where I should post this. I checked out the FileMaker website with no luck. I am hoping someone will be able to help me. I used FileMaker Pro 4.1 to create an inventory of all the chemicals at my work and it works great except when I do searches. Most of the chemical names are very long (since they contain hypens). It seems FileMaker will not search past the 20th letter of a word. This is a big problem since the main part of the chemical name often occurs at the end of the name. For example if I want to find 5-Bromo-2'-Deoxyuridine and use the term *uridine or *deoxyuridine, FileMaker will not find it. How…
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I have to process a form and i use the CDML of FMPro 5, i can do a Targhet in a my "Format" ES: <input type="hidden" name="-Format" value="/quippe2/e-commerce/societa/[FMP-Field:ricerca::codice_gruppo]/Standard.htm" Targhet="_top"
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My serial number is not working. When I create a new file, it does not auto increment. I followed all of the steps that the manual suggested, but no dice. Any ideas? Jarrod
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could i set it up so that i could have a layout with different fields and then send that layout out as a mail message? like if i have a layout that has, First name, last name, and ss# and the user fills that in, and then they can click on a button and it would send the info through the mail to some one else. and the mail message would look like- First name: james Last name: Smith ss#: 123-45-6789 ------------------
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I would like to have a field automatically indicate yes or no when comparing the enteries in two separate fields. for example: "field C" to indicate "YES or NO" when "field B" has a value that is LESS THAN "field A"
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For no reason all my database will freeze on the Window's Platform but not on the Mac. PC's will lock up every time, with force quit as the only option. Why? I have replaced the suspected modules with backup versions. Check the scripts. There are no scripts running, it finishes every thing the script is suppose to do but then locks up with the hourglass. I have tested this on different PC and the same problem exists. I have recovered the file. Still no luck.
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I need a database that will pickup old records when we enter a new job that is a rerun. So after enter in the previous job #. I would like it to scan thru the database and pickup that Job# and What CD its on. After it finds that information I would like it to see if that recoord has a previous job and repeat untill the last record has no previous job# Say job # 1 comes in. Job is done a saved to cd 1. Now job# 25 comes in and is a rerun of job # 1. So job# 25 needs to pull up the old data from job#1 and list job# and what Cd it's saved on. But here is what I'm having problems with! If a new job# 100 comes in and is a rerun of job# 25 than I want to see the saved loca…
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There are a few ways this could happen. Without seeing your file, it's a little hard to diagnose. One possibility, make sure the field isn't a global field. -bd
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Regardless of how I format a date field in the "format" "date" box, when I insert it into a merge document, it formats as follows: 01/01/2000. I'm trying to get it to format as January 1, 2000. I know it's an easy answer. ------------------ Thanks, John
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trying to open an old file from claris fm for mac in latest version fm5 for windows. The old macfiles hav no file-extension. I tried to name them *.fm but that didn't work. anyone?? thanx!!
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*******-don't ya hate it when you post and then find the answer in an earlier post? I shouldn't have got so impatient with the search ;-) thanks to danjacoby for his post in June sorry to waste your time y'all peace - boblet (who feels very newbie ;-) [This message has been edited by boblet (edited October 30, 2000).]
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We have a small problem at the school where I work. Somehow FileMaker is filling in the password you need to login to our client database. So anyone who starts up our FileMaker Pro they can access our database with FULL USER RIGHTS. This is with all our user profiles, and we don't know where to search this. We are using FileMaker Pro 3.0
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Okay, so I'm clueless. We're using Filemaker Pro 4.1, and we need a macro for Word so we can use "style tags" when we export our Filemaker records and get the formatting back. I know Word automatically comes with the ability to do *Bold* and _italics_, but we use more styles than that for our business. I just don't know how to write the script, and we need this badly. Can anyone help us. Thanks
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I am a novice when it comes anything beyond static web pages although am getting to grips with CDML. Can anyone please tell me how the navigation history is shown on a web page such as: Home > Technical Support > Downloads. Where each page reference is a dynamic link back to that page. Yours hoping and to be eternally grateful GARY
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What it the best way to implement analog of the following SQL query in FMP 5 (in a script): FROM tbl WHERE name like "%string%" All I can think of is to arrange a LOOP, but I'm afraid its not the best way to do that. Any better ideas? Thanks in advance! Mike
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i want to know if i can search in a specified field and select just one letter in that field and delete it. so if i have a loop that goes through my database and looks in the name field and deletes all the j's from that field. thats what i need, is it possiable?
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I need to export 4 fields from FM seperated by ASCII 29, is there a simple way of bringing the data into a repeating field using a calculation? or is there a better way... ! (I'm exporting keywords to Extensis Portfolio 5 from a Mac). Blue skies!
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I need to export FMPro data to an ASCII file. How can I do this?
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On newer machines (G4's) we've started to get the following error once in awhile: Sorry, Filemaker is unable to update the disk this file is on. Click continue to try again, or click quit. We have FM Server 5.0 serving up 120+ databases to 80+ users. (some from remote dsl connections.) Doesn't happen with any specific database. Doesn't seem to happen on iMacs and lower. Any other heavy server users experienced this error?
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Hi everybody, with FM 5.0 we have the wonderful opportunity of changing the size of certain dialog boxes (field definition, scripts etc) I was wondering if there is a way to permanently set the size of these dialog boxes to a larger value (which I guess needs to be done with ResEdit). Anyone done that before? Thomas
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Is there any way to copy or export (not print) a single record from a FMP database? My freelance invoices are in a FM file, and I would like to be able to attach to email or copy to Word a single invoice. Right now, the only way to separate a single record is to print or fax. I am using FMP 4.0v3 on a G4 with OS 9. Thanks!
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First have a sum field to get the total of A and B: Total on Date = A + B Then have a summary field that gives a total of the Total on Date field Total Passengers = Total of Total on Date On you layout have a body part that includes the date, A, B, and Total on Date fields. Below the body part, have a Trailing Grand Summary Part and place the Total Passengers in this part. Now when you either print the layout or view it in Preview Mode, you will see the data you want. Chuck
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I'm using FM4 and I have a report with no body and 2 sub-summaries. The first summary is a leading one which counts the number of "issues". The second is trailing which counts the number of "articles" within that "issue". The problem I'm having is that null or empty "article" values are included and the count is always 0. For example: ISSUE 1 ... 5 ... 0 article 1 ... 3 article 2 ... 2 How do I configure the report so that null or empty values are not counted? Thanks for any help.
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I manage a FMPro4.0v1 db for a large company and do not have a lot of experiance with FMPro. Recently, and intermittenly, a search from the FMPro intranet web site will pull up an incorrect record. The record that comes up is always the record after the record that is being called. Their is a unique recordID for each record. What is the problem? How can I fix it. Currently I have to duplicate the record and delete the offending record on a daily basis(This does not always fix the problem as some records get into a "loop"). The search is by list box name and user entered date. I have tryied re numbering the recordID's but no go. Can this be fixed or do I have to wait til…
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Not sure how to ask this question, so I'll start by an example. I have seen a web site that asked for a manufaturer in a pull down list, then the next pull down list was more specific to the model number of that manufacturer, and a third pull down the size of the item. You would then be presented with one result. This searching technique I would like to duplicate. Is there a way to build a database in filemaker to accomplish this task. Thanks muchly in advance.
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Looking to use coldfusion to create web templates that integrate with multiple database types. Would like to stick with coldfusion across the board. I'd like to know if there are any issues with throwing SQL commands at a FMP dB from a ColdFusion template. And i'd like to know of any other common issues/problems between the two programs. So far the web sites for each product hasn't given me much information regarding this type of integration.
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have duplicated my site and seem to also be HALE45. My request generally is; Can anyone supply me with an ulock code for a genuine copy of filemaker 2.1 given away free some time ago on a magazine. I got the code by phone from Claris UK.I cannot make contact with them now for some reason. Perhaps you know of more recent free version. I am not really a miser but funds are not available for a couple of years yet and everthing I do is in relation to family needs. Any info on availabilty for Claris Works newer that 1.0 would be usfull. Cheers Allen
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I have a a solution created with FMP 4 that is crashing a system using Windows 2000. Are there known incompatibilites with FMP 4 and Win2000? Do I need to upgrade the solution to FMP5?
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Hello: I have a couple of questions regarding FileMaker 4.1 (Mac, of course) and Applescript. I am trying to extract records from a db where the date in a date field I have set up is equal to the system date, then once I have gotten those records I want it to store in a dynamically named file that is named using the system date. I have found examples on the FileMaker ftp server but they don't work with the version of the Applescript library that comes with 4.1. How can I make this work using FM 4.1 ------------------ Matthew Levy Web and Applications Developer AEC Software, Inc. [email protected] (800)346-9413 x3037
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Can anyone enlighten me on this subject. I am trying to introduce a field with value list as check boxes - the first checkbox needs to be checked by default but i cannot seem to be able to figure out how this is done. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Dear FileMaker Pros, I am having a strange problem. I have an elaborate and interrelated set of FileMaker Pro databases which have been modified and appended over the years. The databases are running on a PowerMac G3 with FileMaker Pro Server 3.0v4. Most users access the databases from Windows NT 4.0 machines running FileMaker Pro 4.1v3, but some access the databases from Macs. Here's the problem: for the NT users only, after a several hours of using FileMaker and switching to other applications (most frequently Procomm Plus which they use as a terminal emulator for another database, SIS), the text will turn into gibberish, wingdings and strange characters. This seems…
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I've had problems since changing to Mac OS 9.0.4 with text being clipped. It doesn't seem specific to the type of text, but some fonts have clipped tails on "g" and some don't. I've increased the size of the text box below the line by up to 3 pixels, and it doesn't changes. It's obviously a problem with the sliding issue, but it's essential that I use that. Any ideas? Thanks, Susan Henderson
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I have used FMP for many years mainly as a database for a camp recording registrations and group usage. We have been using hand written records to keep daily tallies of usage but would like to merge it with our data bases used in registering indiviuals and groups. I am not great at the calculation part and am asking for ideas on how to set up three reports within or linked to the existing databases.I am trying to create th report system through FMP 5 with entry from up to 5 people at different work stations, each with different information that is related. I know how to design, but the entry people are just that "entry" without knowledge on how to manipulate FMP for th…
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We have installed FM Server 5 on a Win2K dedicated workstation. Have installed FM PRO 5 on win95, win98 and win NT 4.0 Workstations. The Win 95/98 Workstations work fine and access speed is great. The Win NT 4.0 (with Sp 5 or SP 6 installed) are painfully slow. The operator can go for coffee while it loads. All workstations are set up identical with the exception of the OS. How can this be fixed without reverting the NT 4.0 machines to Win98 ? UPDATE ____ The NT machines in question have Novell Client for NT installed (Ver 4.8). Without the Novell Client installed access to Filemaker is at a good speed. When Novell Client is installed access is SLOOOOOOW. Any fixe…
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Has anyone approached the scenerio of having a field that tracks record modification history? I'm looking to track the "who" and "when" for the last 5 or so changes on individual records.
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I would like to be able to show entries from several fields in a match field in a separate db, just like a repeating field does. I have realized the limitations of repeating fields when you want to use auto-entry look ups based on the choice of the repeating field. When you create a value list and select USE VALUES FROM FIELD, and then ONLY RELATED VALUES, you can only choose one field in your value list! Is there a way to show more than one value from and db, and only related values, WITHOUT having to use repeating fields? Calculations only seem to fill the field with all related field entries, and i can't select just one. Thanks so much... RV
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I like both the look and convenience of popup menus as opposed to popup lists. One big plus is not having to scroll through value list choices. Can you tell me why my 3 global fields, set in the header of a layout scripted to always open as a form, won't let me alter my first selection. Once a choice is made, I'm locked into it. If I change the format to popup list, I can select, deselect by deleting or click into the value list and make another selection without problem. Is there a way I can have the popup menu and still be able to make changes in the fields?
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First off, I want to thank everyone who has responded to my previous posts. I'm almost finished the database I've been trying to create, with help from people on this message board, so thank you! But here is my final question. I have my database very automated (buttons, pop up message windows w/ commands, etc.), so I have the Status Area toggled off so it doesn't show. I have a search function in the database which takes you to the results in Preview Mode (there are subsummaries in it). Only three results appear per "page." I don't want there to be pages...I just want it to be a continuous flow of results. OR can I have a button that in Preview Mode, takes you to the nex…
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Has anyone been able to get the Web Server Connector (On Apache & OSXS) to utilize the we security Database? My Passwds all work great if I connect directly to the Mac (OS 8.6) running FMP Unlimited, but when I try to use them through the Web Server Connector I keep getting errors about not being able to access format file xxxxx.html (from past experience I know this error usually means the pass authentication failed).
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Has anyone figured out how to send a fax from within filemaker pro 5, using faxSTF from smithmicro.com? the Faxsoftware ships with the IMAC. Ofcourse I can change the setting by hand in the chooser, than print to the faxsoftware and paste in the faxnumber by hand. smithmico site seems to indicate that it can be done with a applescript. I spend some hours on it but I am new at applescripting ... and I am not doing to well... It seems to me that someone must have trotted this road before and might give me a word of advice.... Thanks.
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B1 is my first database in which I find: Country of Delivery Transport mode Minimum weight for the delivery Maximum weight for the delivery Price of the transport (I have 600 different possibilities of transport among the world) B2 is my second database: Name of the product Wight of the product Price of the transport I want the price of the transport to be calculated automaticaly. I already manage to call the country and the transport mode in B2 thanks to a menu that calls the data from B1. But I can't calculate the price of the transport. Could you help me (I can send through Email my two database for exemple)? Thanks Waleran GUINARD …
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I am not getting the "records being browsed" option in the scroll of the Filemaker 3.0v2 printer box. Why?
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Hey all, I'm in a bit of pinch where I am depending on a dynamically-generated value list to match a dynamically-generated valueID list. The problem is that FM writes out the text values in Alphabetical order and writes out the IDs in ascending order. Here's the code and what I am seeing: var feature_list = new Array( "-No Selection-",[FMP-ValueList: ID, List=FeatureCategories] "[FMP-ValueListItem]",[/FMP-ValueList]" "); var id_list = new Array( "",[FMP-ValueList: ID, List=FeatureCategoryIDs] "[FMP-ValueListItem]",[/FMP-ValueList]" "); The "FeatureCategories" come out: "a", "b", "c" The "FeatureCategoryIDs" come out: "1", "2", "3" The problem is that the…
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HELP! This originally seemed like a basic request until I started looking into it. SITUATION: FM Solution A: Multiple database education solution served out on FM5 Server on a LAN via TCP/IP. (OS9 - Mac server with both Mac and PC clients) FM Solution A is mine. FM Solution B: Multiple database library solution served out on same FM5 Server as Solution A w/same connectivity. FM Solution B is NOT mine and have little to nil knowledge of it. The basic request is: Solution B wants "Name" and one or two other fields from Solution A in a "LIVE" fashion. Example: Student 1 registers with the school, and their info is entered in Solution A. Student 1 l…
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Small network, FM4v03, PowerMacs 8.6. Open say 6 FM files via Hosts on Client Mac. Press a button within a file to switch to one of the opened files - the button operates a simple script (external script opening via hosts). This works instantly. Now the problem. At some time, perhaps an hour or a day or two later (I haven't been able to see a pattern), after pressing a button there is delay of say 10 seconds before the required file displays - as though it is opening from scratch. Once this occurs, there is always a delay from that particular button, i.e. it doesn't speed up again. This can happen on both Client computers. The initial fix is to confirm the script, i…
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We're running FileMaker Pro 3.0v1 server on a Mac G3, OS 8.6 but all the clients (about 25) are Windows NT 4 running FileMaker Pro 4.1v1. We're having an intermittent problem with the fonts, most of the time they look fine but sometimes (usually but not always) by the end of the day, the fonts have just turned to random characters. Closing the program and re-opening solves the problem. Also, when printing a page, the top portion of the page will print fine but at some point in the document, the fonts in the field go to the same type of random characters (not the field names though). Again, this is an intermittent problem. Any clue as to how to prevent these problems?
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I've a file on a NTserver. the file are active on web with Webcompanion. i would like to do a backup in another HD on this machine but FMP denied the access at my usually backup service. There is a Backup in FMPro?
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I just installed FMP 5. When I open a new file and select 'hosts' I can't access my FMP 3 Server. I've tried connecting via AppleTalk and TCP/IP. Can FMP 5 not access a FMP 3 server? I can still acccess the FMP 3 server when using FMP 3.0.5. thanks.
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I making a DB project for our housing assigning office. I have a Social Security Number field. How would I go about making it where if you put a social in that already exist it will stop or prompt you that that social already exist. I'm new, Thanks a million, Cedric
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I have two related databases (a master database and a related database). The related database has many records that are related to records in the master database. I have a field in the master database in which I want to put a value from the LAST related record in the related database. So each record in the master database will show the value from it's last related record in the related database. I did this once before and I've forgotten now. Please help. Thanks.
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Can you run Server and Unlimited on one physical machine? We need to serve a number of databases to internal users plus some of them to the web. We currently have a variety of FM Pro 3.x & 4.x clients connecting to a FM Pro 4 machine (_not_ 4 Server) that has the databases shared out and the Web Companion enabled. But we need the multi-threading of FM Server and also want to upgrade to 5. Do we now need two physical servers, or can we stick with just one? The server in question is a B&W G3 with 256 MB of RAM, ample disk space, etc. so we're not as worried about the machine's ability to handle both but of both software products to be able to co-exist.
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Let's say I have a database with fields "Start_Date", "End_Date" and "Duration". I have another database of holidays with a field called "Holiday_Date" Is it possible to find the number of holidays between the start and end dates WITHOUT using a script, but using only relationships and calculations. I solved the problem with a script that sets a global field to all of the dates between start date and end date (separated by returns) and counts the number of records related in the holiday file. So if I can find a way to fill in that field without a script, that would also solve the problem. Thanks, Chuck
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When I try to set up a calculation which combines all of the program fields into one, seperated by paragraph return, I get the error message "This field cannot be found" How or what exactly does captkurt mean by a paragraph return?
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I am looking for a template that I can use for software and software license tracking. can anyone suggest anything???
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Will files being served on a FM Pro 3 Server send e-mail messages? Only FM Pro 4 allows the e-mail scripting option, and I cannot get the "served" file to send the e-mail message. I want an e-mail notification to go to the initiator of a service order when the order is complete. I am using Eudora Light 3.1.3 and have Internet Config set for "mailto", but Eudora will not send an e-mail, even with Eudora open and running. The files on the server were created originally in FileMaker 3, but have been modified in FM 4 (including the addition of the e-mail script). When I *manually* initiate an e-mail gets sent no problem. Since there is no FileMaker 4 Server, do I n…
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The Solution (FM Pro 4.0) was developed on a MAC and works fine there. The opening script for each file includes a 'toggle window(maximize)' statement. When porting the solution to a PC, the windows are not always maximized when executing the solution. It may work using the .FP3 files, but after binding the solution into kiosk mode, some 'maximize' statements seem to be ignored. Sticking additional 'toggle window' statements just before or after a 'go to layout' statement has no effect. HELP!
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Hello, I just registered today and after a search of the archives with no (pertinent) results I thought I would post this problem. A client cannot access hosted files. The host can be seen and the hosted files can be seen however once a file is chosen, the program esentially locks up. Upon selection the proper hosted file, an hour glass appears for about 2 seconds and is then followed by the little network squigly and then it just sits there with no action. It acts as if it cannot make the network connection with the hosted file. All other clients are working properly. I have uninstalled the program, FM 4.0, and reinstalled it 3 different times. Network protocols were …
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Is it possible to set up a related value list that has a relationship that would show multiple unique fields such as Die 1, Die 2, Die 3 etc. I see the entry for Die 1 in my related field, but not the rest of the feilds. In short, my pop up list for a field uses a relationship to a field in another db that uses ONLY RELATED VALUES for the customer values i want. I have tried field repeating fields with no luck.
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Hi, I've never posted a message, so please bear with me. We are using FileMaker Pro 3.0 for Windows95 on a network. A few weeks ago we had a new person start, and ever since then if that person opens a file as the host and as multi-user, another person cannot open the file. We get the message "...is currently in use and could not be opened. The file is single-user, or the host could not be found on the network. Contact the host to open the file as multi-user". It will work the other way around--the "old" employee can open the file as the host and the "new" employee can open as the guest, but no matter which work station the "new" employee signs onto, if they open a…
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We have some clients that have Filemaker 4.1 running on a Dell Poweredge server, which is using the NT operating system. Is it possible that having the Filemaker 4.1 open with the databases open will run down the system resources? It has 128Mb Ram on the server and an 8Gb hard drive. They say that the server started running slowly a couple months ago, and they think it's the filemaker. I know that minimum specs for 4.1 is like 16Mb ram and stuff, so I don't think it's the Filemaker at all, but just want to be sure. Thanks
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I have been running FMP 3.0 on a PowerMac 8600/200 with a G3/300 (NewerTech) upgrade and Mac OS 8.6 - everything is working fine. Now I decided on a shiny new graphite PowerMac G4/450 dual processor that I want to network with a shiny new graphite iMac G3/400 via an AirPort network. (The 8600/G3 is history.) Equipment and ap is all non-server. File sharing still has some issues, BUT, I have been having problems printing FMP (only FMP - printing from other aps is OK) documents on the G4 to a new HP 2100TN laser printer - ie. sometimes the FMP document prints, other times the computer freezes and crashes. We are coming to the conclusion that the problem is FMP 3.0 and need…
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I get this error message when ever I open file maker ver. 3.0v1, Running it on win 95, never had probs before, It was working ok before.. here is the message,: "File Maker Pro exectued an invalid instrucion in module FILEMAKER PRO.EXE at 0137:05064ec2" I followed directions on self help knowledge base article 104143, does'nt help! The program willopen ok, but when I go to open and template or anything else I get the above message. Any help will be greatly appreciated..I really need to get this straightened out!!
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FileMaker Pro 4.0 is installed on an NT Workstations. When FileMaker is launched, it takes approximately 20/25 to start and the CPU usage jumped to 100%. I have other NT/98 Workstations running FileMaker with no Problem - Help. I have changed the Font (thought it was corrupted), that didn't seem to take care of the problem. Regards, cr0997
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Hi folks. Can anyone please help me with the following. I am using FileMaker Pro 4.0 at work. We are connecting to a clients database via IP address. A problem occurred yesterday I cannot figure out. There is one specific field called "Project Name" we often use to filter when performing a Find, that I can no longer click on when I attempt to perform a Find. When I click on this field now, simply nothing at all happens, I cannot even get a cursor in the field. Previously when clicking the field, a list of all the current Projects would be displayed and I would select the appropriate one based on what project I want to search for a particular record(s) on. It was working f…
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Can anyone enlighten me on this subject. I am trying to introduce a field with value list as check boxes - the first checkbox needs to be checked by default but i cannot seem to be able to figure out how this is done. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Over the next few months, I will be compiling numerical data (test scores) that I am expected to develop reports on. In the reports, I am expected to use graphs to allow for better comparison. Has anyone used the Xmchart plug-in for FMP to create graphs? Is there any other plug-in for FMP other than Xmchart that is good for graphing/charting. If I can, I want to avoid the hassle of exporting the data to Excel. Thanks in advance!
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I have a deployed solution: a wireless IEEE 802.11b network (Airport) with a G4/FMP 5.0 Server (comp-comp, appletalk) and iMacs/iBooks running FMP 5.0. They are planning to install a high speed internet (cable) ISP connection to provide internet access and for remote database admin. Right now a G4 cube is serving the database via appletalk, but since I will have to change this to include TCP/IP, I was wanting to know if there is a way to contol database access based on connection type? Specifically, is there a way to preclude users with FMP 5.0 on an external computer with a limited (non admin) password from accessing the database via TCP/IP while allowing me to use that…
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MS Access 2000 has a "publish it to Word" feature. Does Filemaker Pro 5 have a way to publish a report that can be opened easily in MS Word?
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Im sharing a database over the web. Everything is working fine I have no problems except that when I print out the sheet that is being shared it either comes out to small or to big. I have looked at the page setup, the print preview with the browser but have had no results. any ideas? Thanks Juan
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I've a FMPro unlimited on a server NT, and i've buy the FMPro server, i can use this on web or this is an application for intranet only?:?
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How can I put a button on my website that will be linked back to my PC to open a database made with FilemakerPro5. My PC is continous, through a provider, connected to the internet. With FilemakerPro5 I have made a couple of database containing pictures and text from different countries. Now a want to put buttons on my website who will link to my database on my PC so if for instance the button Holland will be clicked they will have access to the database Holland.fp5 on my PC. Any help will be very apprieciated Siegfried de Jong
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I have a database field with a set number of possible values, say 10. I want to be able to count the number of each type of record in that field and display the results of each count. Can anyone help please?
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I am trying to set up a process to do the following: 1-Go to a layout and enter Preview Mode 2-Copy the Previewed Image So far no problem 3-Jump to Netscape or Outlook Express and Open the e-mail and select New Mail Message. 4-Paste the clipboard to the Message Section of the e-mail 5-Send the e-mail.after entering the To Address and Subject. If i do the process manually with a Screen Picture Shift+Apple+4 and outline the picture then I Open Simple Text and do a select All and Copy then I Open the E-mail with a new message and Paste the Clipboard into the Message Section it works Great. However if I preview the page and do a copy of the page in a filemaker s…
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>In File A the user will enter a last name. >The portal in file A will then list all addresses from File B where the last name matches. >I want a button in each portal row...once clicked it will copy the 4 address fields from that portal row to fields defined in File A. I am new to FM, but much exp in DB's & programming. I have the button in each portal row, but I can only get the script to copy all of the displayed portal records. I have not figured out how to specify individual fields in a single row. Any help here?
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Hi, I have a situation on Reporting that needs to be solved. I records in a database that have three classifications. Type Area Name Each of these records has data in it that must be calculated ie Amount (input directly) Date (Input directly) Ownership (input directly) (amount out of 100) On my report, I need to have it print and sort in this order, with the following data at each of these levels. I don't have any body details as this is a completely summary report. Basically, what I want is to have the report show each Name summarized with all relevant totals, and then each AREA summarized (which contain many of the names) and then each TYPE summarized. …
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Problem: Attempting to insert a jpg image from a digital camera into a container field; procedure works OK on three out of four machines (all Win2K)--on fourth machine, insertion results in being able to view just a fraction of the image; FM Tech Support suggests problem may be FM5-video driver conflict on problem machine. Anybody else seen/resolved this?
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Problem: Attempting to insert a jpg image from a digital camera into a container field; procedure works OK on three out of four machines (all Win2K)--on fourth machine, insertion results in being able to view just a fraction of the image; FM Tech Support suggests problem may be FM5-video driver conflict on problem machine. Anybody else seen/resolved this?
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I'm trying to document my solution, and need to export my field definitions to an Excel spreadsheet (or any other delimited format.) Presently the only way I can output my field definitions is to print them. Thanks in advance, David
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i've display a portal in html, and i need to extract the portal row number.. in html or in FMPro. I can or not?
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Hi Folks! There seems to have been confusions on this forum about FMPro Unlimited and FMPro Server! DIFFERENCES: 1. FMPro Server a) Can be accessed with FMPro only : Cannot act as HTML server c) Run only as an NT Service 2. FMPro Unlimitted a) Can be accessed with FMPro : Can distribute web pages c) Does not run as an NT Service by default *** If you want to serve web pages, you need FMPro Unlimited (or FMPro)! PROBLEM: 1. If NT reboots, you have to log-in and restart your database. 2. You're then faced with the dilemma: a) if you lock the server, others can't access it if you don't lock it, your network is left wide open *** You want FMPro…
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im trying to share a database over 9 or ten computers im using the trial version now, to see if we can use the way we want, but when i try to open the file in a second computer an error said the file is been used the host cant be found on the network or the file is single user but i set the sharing for mutli user, what im doing wrong?
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OK, I've looked several places for this info and have been frustrated to no end. Can someone please tell me how to start and stop a database remotely (via the web) when using FMPro 5 Unlimited and the Web Companion!!!
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I'm not sure whether this question had come up in this forum before, but, how does one combine (merge, append, concatenate) multiple datebase files in FileMaker Pro 5? I have tried using FileMaker's Help files, no luck. I have done a search in the FileMaker KnowledgeBase, no luck. So now I'm turning to you folks. Helllllpppp!! If I were using Paradox, I would know exactly what to do. The same with a flat file, especially in unix. But this is the first time I have worked with FileMaker Pro at this level. Any help you can give will be greatfully accepted. TIA SJS
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I should have worded my question as follows: When I start up FileMaker Pro 5 on my PC it shows files in My Documents folder. Is there a way to change this so a different folder is the default folder? [This message has been edited by nfregistrar (edited October 19, 2000).]
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I have the following script to create records like Company A1 thr A5, B1 thru B5..etc. It's creating the records, but not the sequence number 1 to 5 (As and Bs show up). What did I do wrong? Set field [gCounter, gCounter=1] Loop Duplicate record/request set field [gCounter, gCounter+1] set field [combination_field, numToText[company] & number-field] Exit loop if [gCounter=5] End loop
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if you right click on a field, and select "text format" there is a drop down menu for color. or format > text color in the menu ------------------
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My FM 5 database changes its layout when other computers share the file. Certain computers can use the database with no problem while others show fields and text off alignment by as much as one inch. I tested three G3 Macs running system 9. Two work fine while the third shows layout problems. A fourth computer, a Mac 6500 running system 8.6, shows identical layout changes as the problem G3. I tried a Performa too, and it showed the same layout problems. All computers have the same fresh, reinstalled FM software and database, and the same font set. I have even tried running both software and database off of a zip disk. The same results occur. Only certrtain machines can …
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I have two files, Adresses and Projects. I need to be able to search on surnames so I made a relation between the two files. Because ther are more people with the same surname I made a portal to show all the matches. I attached a button to each portalrow so I'd be able to select the right match an copy it to the desired fields. I scripted the button as follows: Copy [select,"surname::companyname"] Paste[select,"companyname"] Goto field Copy [select,"surname::firstname"] Paste[select,:firstname"] Goto field etc, 'till I have the whole adress. But no matter what row I click on, I only get the first match (which would make sense without the script
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We are running Filemaker Pro Server 5, hosting about 15 bug databases. There are probably a couple hundred people accessing these databases from various machines without any problems. There is one machine running Win98 that freezes everytime I try to open any of those databases. FM Pro 5.3 will run, I select open existing file, click on Hosts, select the IP of the server, it gives me the list of databases, I select one, then type in the password, then the outline of the window for the database appears and it freezes. Sometimes I can ctrl-alt-del and End Task it, sometimes it actually freezes the mouse, but ctrl-alt-del a few times will reboot the machine. The machine i…
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i have a date field in a file. it is set to indexed, creation date. if i change the date in the field for testing purposes and try to do a find on the date i typed in, it won't find it. tells me no match. it will find the dates that are automatically entered. is it not reindexing when i change the date? or is something else going on? while i don't necessarily think it will be necessary for the date to ever be changed it is a possibility. thanks Dave
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There is an "*" in my opening and closing script commands now. [Close" FILENAME (*)"] It doesn't appear to be doing any harm in anyway, but I am wondering what it means.
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I have tried using a message box with a cancel button, but it doesn't automatically cancel the script it is in when it is clicked. Is there a governing function for this?
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