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Creating a collapsible list in Claris FileMaker might initially seem challenging, but with a strategic approach using a web viewer, it becomes achievable. By leveraging the web viewer, you can create a dynamic list that incorporates FileMaker data seamlessly. We demo how to create a collapsible list...
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Have you ever inherited a system built by someone else, changed a field’s name and everything stopped working? The issue, hardcoded names used in indirection, makes the system fragile. FileMaker provides developers many methods to add flexibility using indirection. However when these instances of in...
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I created a database to track permits by building. Each permit type is stored in its own table. The only link between tables is the Building Name which is the physical location where the permit exists. Tables: v_Buildings (fields include building name, ID, building status, address, city, stat...
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Greetings - I got my start with CWP using FMwebstudio as the front end library to the FileMaker API (Dreamweaver). That library is no longer maintained. One of very cool things about that library was a dynamic field capability, fmsLiveInputField, where the changes you made in a web page wer...
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We have a table of Suppliers. We also have a table of Tasks. When defining a Task, the user chooses a Supplier from a value list that is filtered by Territory. i.e. the Task will have a Territory defined and only the Suppliers operating in that Territory are selectable. However there...
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I am new to FMP so this maybe a pretty elementary question for some of you. What I want to do is have a dropdown list that is defined by certain options that I have pre-defined. In my example these would be Serial key, Credentials, keygen, or patch. If serial key is selected i want a text entry fi...
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Hello all. I have a question that it's not clear in my mind on whats the most efficient way of doing this. I have 2 tables: 1 - exercise Type ( id, name ) 2 - exercises ( id, type, name ) So in a layout i have a portal that is pointing to the exercises table, in the same layout I h...
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Hello fellow Filemakers I have been trying to come up with a dynamic count calculation for a number of portals all relating to the one table in vs 11. These portals are navigated to via tabs so I do have a reference for the count relationship by way of the tab's unique object name. Now t... -
Hi I am trying to export a report as a pdf, to a folder that has been created by FM12. THe name of the folder is taken from the data of a field from the record to be exported. Below is the value of the data in my variable that would normally be able to export pdf to a conventionally named folder -...
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Below is an image of my Script. Problem Area:(Highlighted in Yellow) Set Field [Table::Vehicle_Description1; $&"VD&$i Goal: Variables $VD1-$VD8 are holding data. I am doing a loop $i which is a counter that increments from 1 to 8. If there is Data within the variable then I want the field Vehicl...
