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Hi everyone!

I've implemented a Field Defs Validation calc to keep Users from accidently inserting

Hi LaRetta,

FileMaker wants a copied paragraph return instead of

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Hi Lee!

Uhhh, I'm not sure what you mean confused.gif I copy the symbol right from FM in any calculation box. How would I copy it another way? I never SEE the silly things in any fields, which is another pet peeve ... surely there should be some way to view any invisible characters such as

not the symbol

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Hi Lee! Thanks for the ideas but I'm still having a problem. A

Change your validation calc slightly

not PatternCount(Medicaid#, "

create one in a text field, copy one for a text editor such as BBEdit.

In fact, I just copied the one between these two sentences (ala the blank space BBEdit and this paragraph In fact.....) and then pasted it into my FM file and it worked.

HTH

Lee

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Hi!

Well, my problem isn't in my validation calc. That's in place and functioning perfectly, ie, it stops

Hi LaRetta,

The

Hi LaRetta,

Here's your fix smile.gif

A global Find/Replace procedure should be able to be performed across a sizeable file without generating an error message. It works on both platforms here.

It is noteworthy that the error you are getting (GDI.exe) is not a FileMaker error, but is generated elsewhere within Windows. This points to a problem elsewhere, such as a configuration issue, a memory error, or some other form of corruption. I suggest that you investigate the source of the GDI.exe error.

Notwithstanding this, it is true that if you search to "

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