Is this possible - Rookie is asking

[krazymad]

I just got into FM Pro, please bear with me.

I want to created a Table view of info (date, time, action done, client name). But when I click on a "new" (its told to create a new record) button, it creates a new line, which I want, but also creates a new record. I want to be able to create a new line within my current record. Is this possible??? Thank you for you help.

[Chuck]

It sounds like you want to create a new line in a field of one record. If this is the case, simply place the cursor at the end of the field's contents and press the Return key.

Chuck

[Lee Smith]

Hi,

Sounds like you want a new layout that will be a columnar (List) view.

If so, Menu - View - Layout. Then hit new and it will bring up the boxes for a new layout.

HTH

Lee

[krazymad]

Actually, I'm trying to create a FileMaker DB within another FileMaker DB. If I can figure out how to do this, then I'll be ok. Can it be done? Thanks for your help

[Chuck]

Are you familiar with the relational database capabilities of FileMaker? It sounds like you want to create new related records in a portal, but you can't view multiple portal rows in a table view. You could have the user go to a detail view for the current record and this detail view could have a portal in it from which you can allow the user to create related records. Does that help?

Chuck

[Lee Smith]

As in adding additional fields and broadening the information now in the file, or as in setting up a related database and linking them in someway?