Foreign fields over web

[Mark Round]

Got a strange problem here - I've seen similar posts on various forums, but haven't yet seen a definitive answer.

I have a Filemaker database with a foreign field in the web layout I'm using. All this data displays fine on the web page via CDML - there's no problem there. The problem comes when I try to update the data in that field.

I have two text boxes next to each other, in a form on the web page - one of which is a field "native" to that database, and the other is a foreign field.

The Foreign field text box displays the value of the field (By setting the HTML "value" attribute in the <input> tag to [FMP-Field: Database::field]).

However, when it comes to submitting the form, the native field gets updated, but the foreign field does not. No error message is produced - but the field doesn't change. Everything, including all hidden form input tags (like "-DB", "-Lay" etc.) are in place and working, as is evident by the fact that the native field gets updated.

All I want to know is - is it possible to update foreign fields via web publishing/CDML. If so, what am I doing wrong? Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance,

-Mark

[Garry Claridge]

Try this:

<input type="text" name="Database::field.1" value="[FMP-Field: Database::field]">

It is the ".1" that should do the trick.

All the best.

Garry