Is there a way to delete all entries in a repeating field using scripting? I've tried, and have only been able to delete the first entry.

Help!

D.T.

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Originally posted by DirtyThief:

Is there a way to delete all entries in a repeating field using scripting? I've tried, and have only been able to delete the first entry.

Help!

D.T.

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Not with a single step. You could delete all repetitions of the field using the Set Field command for each repetition.

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Kurt Knippel

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How would I script that? Is there a specific calculation to tell it to go to the next repetition?

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Originally posted by DirtyThief:

How would I script that? Is there a specific calculation to tell it to go to the next repetition?

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No.

Workaround is to create a second database with an empty repeating field(same number of repeatitions) and do an import(with selected "Replace records" option)into the repeating field you want to clear.In this case you nees to have the same number of found records in both databases(scriptable).

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Originally posted by DirtyThief:

How would I script that? Is there a specific calculation to tell it to go to the next repetition?

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Set Field (FieldName, 1) = ""

Set Field (FieldName, 2) = ""

and so on...

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Kurt Knippel

Senior Filemaker Developer

http://www.inthescene.com

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