linking fields to images, please help!!

[wilse]

Hi All

I'm relatively new to filemaker, and now I have to pull it out of the bag.

I want to have either a pull down menu or radio buttons, with 5 entries.

I have designed a layout, and upon choosing/selecting 1 of the 5 choices I would like to link that to a client logo, so the logo will automatically be shown on my layout... why can't I seem to get this to work? apart from a complete lack of common sense!

All help greatly recieved.

Az

[djgogi]

First create an repeated container field gLogos.

Put each logo img in proper repetition.

Now define calculated field cLogo rsult container as

case

(

choice=choice1, GetRepetition(gLogos,1),

choice=choice2, GetRepetition(gLogos,2),

choice=choice3, GetRepetition(gLogos,3),

choice=choice4, GetRepetition(gLogos,4),

choice=choice5, GetRepetition(gLogos,5),

)

dj

[wilse]

Thanks dj

I'm so new, that I don't understand... where does the field "choice" come from?

Az

Pulling my hair out....

[djgogi]

As you said:

I want to have either a pull down menu or radio buttons, with 5 entries.

Well choice should be the name of the above field.

Dj

[wilse]

Ok I got that, I tought filemaker was simple -)

I can't get this working

Case

(

logo_selecta=logo_selecta1, GetRepetition(gLogos,1),

logo_selecta=logo_selecta2, GetRepetition(gLogos,2),

logo_selecta=logo_selecta3, GetRepetition(gLogos,3),

logo_selecta=logo_selecta4, GetRepetition(gLogos,4),

logo_selecta=logo_selecta5, GetRepetition(gLogos,5),

)

logo_selecta is the name of the field I use for selecting the logo

"Either an operator was omited, this function cannot be found or "(" was not expected here."

Any clues?

[Lee Smith]

Hi ,

You had a couple of errors in you calculation. One, you need to put your text logo_selecta1, etc. in quotes as shown below and to, you had one too many commas in your calc at the bottom after gLogos,t)

Case(

logo_selecta="logo_selecta1", GetRepetition(gLogos,1),

logo_selecta="logo_selecta2", GetRepetition(gLogos,2),

logo_selecta="logo_selecta3", GetRepetition(gLogos,3),

logo_selecta="logo_selecta4", GetRepetition(gLogos,4),

logo_selecta="logo_selecta5", GetRepetition(gLogos,5)

)

HTH

Lee

[Lee Smith]

Also, I should have said, just copy my calculation and replace your own, as it should be what you need.

Lee

[wilse]

Hi Lee

God only knows, I've made the corrections, but keep getting the same error.

Az -|

[Ugo DI LUCA]

Hi Wilse,

This may be stupid, but....

What is the result of your calc ? Text, number, Image,...

[wilse]

Hi DI LUCA

I would like it to be an image...

I wanted to create

A field with 5 radio/checkboxes, that represent my 5 clients.

Once selected, say button 4, this would tell my layout to use "clients4" logo.

I have stored these logos in a repeating container, so far so good.

I have defined my "logo_selecta" field with radio buttons and made it a member of a value list (not sure if this is right?) where I have defined a value list, with the names of my five clients.... with me so far?

What I can't get right is the calculation to use "client4's" logo after clicking the radio button.

I think I may have bitten off more than I can proverbially chew!.. oops

I have tried the scripts above, but none of them work properly... or maybe it's me?

Is this enough detail?

Az :-(

[Ugo DI LUCA]

You want it to be an image, but did you define your calc to be "image". Don't take me for a fool. It happens...

[Ugo DI LUCA]

Yet another mistake...

g_image ----> global fied.

[Lee Smith]

Hi Az,

Here is a little sample file (I tried to use your field names and descriptions),

HTH

Lee

Sample4AZ.fp5.zip

[wilse]

..."calculation result is a container"

is this the correct thing to do?

Az

[wilse]

And the winner is ......

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Lee Smith, c'mon down

It works at treat!, same time tomorrow, for my next project?

Thanks everyone, djgogi, DI LUCA

[Ugo DI LUCA]

So...what was the problem ?

And what are the Prizes

[wilse]

ooops...

The problem was, I hadn't correctly specified the value list name.

As for the prize, well you get the chance to answer this questions... lol

Is it possible to have a radio button, that will carry it's selection through to 1 of 5 layouts?

ie

I have the a radio button allowing logos 1-5 to be choosen.

I would then like another radio button, with "choice" 1-5.

When I have finished entering other fields in the record, I currently click a button, that then goes to a "layout".

The button uses "go to layout" command, how can I control this so that if "choice" 3 is selected on the radio button, I can steer the user to "layout 3" instead of "go to layout"?

Is this possible easily, or is this like "pushing water uphill"?

Sorry for imposing.... again!

[wilse]

me again

Please ignore my last post, as I've managed with the help of this forum to sort this out.!

A surprise to even myself, my learning curve, has just got One step smaller!!

Thanks again everyone!