Carriage Return Marker help wanted

[selfemployee]

Hi everyone,

I am new of FM. I have a entry question: how can I type the Carriage Return Marker into script?

I try "Alt+0182", it doesn't work. I copy from other place but it become question marker("?") after I pasted it into my script.

Can anybody help me? Thanks in advance.

Ken

[BobWeaver]

Use the paragraph symbol "

[IdealData]

Here's another technique.

1. Use a global field to store the actual character(s) typed from the keyboard.

2. Reference the global field for you entries when you need them.

In particular this sorts out how to enter a TAB character, as this is unrecognised in calculation definitions.

[selfemployee]

To: BobWeaver,

My FM's version is "FileMaker Pro Trial 6.0v1". There hasn't that symbol button in the calculation formula dialog. I enter calculation formula dialog by this way: File > Define fileds > choose "caculation" type > click "Create" > pop up a dialog window (is this one the calculation formula dialog?)

To: Mark Dore,

I want to import data from another ODBC source into my new empty database. I need join two ODBC source fields' content into one my filemaker field with the Carriage Return Marker between them. Customer prefer to use one button to accomplish import and join actions. I try your way, however it doesn't work in this circumstance.

[selfemployee]

To: Mark Dore

I try your way again and it works now. I didn't use it correctly before. Now is OK. Thank you very much.

[Lee Smith]

[color:"blue"] To: BobWeaver,

My FM's version is "FileMaker Pro Trial 6.0v1". There hasn't that symbol button in the calculation formula dialog. I enter calculation formula dialog by this way: File > Define fileds > choose "caculation" type > click "Create" > pop up a dialog window (is this one the calculation formula dialog?)

The Dialog box is the the correct window. Now look in the middle and at the top, and you will see buttons with these symbols on them

& , / , "", * ,

[-Queue-]

Alt+20 works also.

[Lee Smith]

[color:"blue"] Alt+20 works also.

Must be a Windows thing.

[Riley Waugh]

Lee,

I think we should all chip in and get you a simple WinXP system for Christmas.

[Lee Smith]

Why, it is so much easier just to hit Option 7