I keep getting 'field in use by another user error'

I'm serving up a FileMaker database with lots of shared users and when people are on different records but on the same layout and inputing data through global fields. (some of these globals have dropdown catogary and sub-catogory fields when the sub catogary fields choice is dependant on the first catogory field selection).

And I then get a script in a related database to create a new record and set field the globals into this new record.

(i'm using a seperate globals database)

any ideas how to avoid this problem?

yeah, your fields in your seperate globals database are probobly not globals.

They are global values in the sense they are available to all users, but only global defined fields can have multiple access among users. (and are not saved upon exit)

Charles

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i didnt notice that a field was not set to global - such a simple err....

thanks++